“I think the hardest part of losing someone, isn’t having to say goodbye, but rather learning to live without them. Always trying to fill the void, the emptiness that’s left inside your heart when they go.” ~ Author Unknown I’ve shared with you many times before about my involvement with the Continue Reading
Let Music Carry You Through
“Music is a world within itself, with a language we all understand.” ~ Stevie Wonder At this time of year, there is music galore. All the radio stations compete with each other as to who will start the Christmas music the first. And, the holiday tunes will continue through the month of December. It Continue Reading
What to Say to Someone Heartbroken
"You will have many opportunities in life to keep your mouth shut: You should take advantage of every one of them." ~ Thomas Edison We’re in the month of November. The holiday season is upon us and I thought it would be helpful to re-post this newsletter. Under the best of circumstances the holidays Continue Reading
What the Heck is a New Normal?
“Live in the present, launch yourself on every wave, find eternity in each moment.” ~ Thoreau I know you’ve heard about this before… Sadly… it is the phrase that comes to many when they lose someone they love regardless of how they have lost that love; as we all know life is never the same. What Continue Reading
And Sometimes the Ugly Cry Just Won’t Let Go
“Crying doesn’t always mean you’re weak, it just means that you’ve been strong for too long.” ~ Author Unknown Last week I wrote about the ugly cry. And today it has continued…. The day after my Dad’s birthday, well… it was Mom’s turn and there we were in the Emergency Room. Mom has a new wrinkle Continue Reading
It’s the Little Things
“Everyone is trying to accomplish something big, not realizing that life is made up of little things”.~ Frank A. Clark I had a taste of the little things this past week. There are days with my Mom that are very sad and it is tough to be with her as this disease takes over and robs her of her Continue Reading
It’s All about Remembering
"Remember me with smiles and laughter, for that is how I will remember you all. If you can only remember me with tears, then don't remember me at all." —Laura Ingalls Wilder What does remembering mean to you? So many times we are told to forget the past, let it go and move on but what also holds Continue Reading
Dealing with Fear While You Grieve
“Life will break you. Nobody can protect you from that, and living alone won't either, for solitude will also break you with its yearning. You have to love. You have to feel. It is the reason you are here on earth. You are here to risk your heart. You are here to be swallowed up. And when it happens Continue Reading
The Work That Comes With Grief
“You give yourself permission to grieve by recognizing the need for grieving. Grieving is the natural way of working through the loss of a love. Grieving is neither weakness nor absence of faith. Grieving is as natural as crying when you are hurt, sleeping when you are tired or sneezing when your Continue Reading
The World of Silence
“Silence is sometimes the best answer” ~Dali Lama There are times when silence feels deafening, dark, the unknown, even creepy. I’ve hated silence many times. It’s a trigger for me. It makes me feel invisible. I feel disconnected. I fear the worst. And then my default is to blame myself. Its crazy Continue Reading