I Have Choices
Grieving the loss of those we love is painful, depleting, lonely. Missing their presence, support, the sound of their voice, their touch. Grieving the loss of what was and this new normal that feels anything [...]
Today I Grieve
Today I grieve. My heart is heavy, the loneliness intense, the isolation pervasive, the sorrow deep. One day. Five years. Twenty years... There is no timeline. I loved you every day that you were here [...]
A Thousand Silent Ways
I close my eyes and speak to you in a thousand silent ways. I miss you, daily and always. I miss you on milestones, holidays, and ordinary days most of all. I honor you daily [...]
The Loneliness of Grief
Grief is lonely. Mourning the loss of those we love is painful and lonely during normal times. This new normal of shelter-in-place makes grieving even more isolating. No longer can friends and family stop by [...]
Sometimes
I am tired. I don't feel like walking, going to yoga, eating anything other than my favorite sweets and carbs. I don't feel like being social and for sure I don’t want to practice patience. [...]
Choice
Does it ever get easier? Will this weight ever leave me? Will there ever be a time when I don't feel like crying? When I don't want to avoid everyone and everything? Yes. And no. [...]