After they've gone, this phrase, keeps resonating in my head and when that happens I know its time to write. I think about myself- a widow, an empty nester, a woman, seemingly alone in the world. I think about the other moms out there whose lives have taken the turn towards the same path, a … Continue reading After They’ve Gone
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R.U.N.
Good morning, I am sitting in my friend's house in beautiful PA. I've been awake since 5:30ish ( oh sleep why have you left me???) and awake usually means the brain turns on and starts spinning. Haven't written lately and I've missed it. This year has been one of more travel that I have ever … Continue reading R.U.N.
I am a Badass (and other things I have learned during this last year)
I am a badass. I have survived (up to this point) and tried each and every day to do what Sonny did himself and expected us to do. So I thought I'd toot my own horn, for posterities sake and list some of my badass accomplishments of the last 13 months. I have gotten out … Continue reading I am a Badass (and other things I have learned during this last year)
Sorrow and Joy
Fall begins a new season, the trees burst into a colorful cacophony of brilliant scarlet, crimsons, mustard, and vibrant oranges. It is one of my favorite times of the year. This year though I was wondering how it would be. There are so many memories tied up in the fall months, births and birthdays, surgeries and … Continue reading Sorrow and Joy
Living a Painfully Beautiful Life
What is it like to be alive, feel alive? Sometimes feeling alive is just plain painful. The moments and experiences are a constant reminder of your life and its unpleasantness. Kinda like a splinter in your foot that you cannot remove, each step is a sharp or dull sensation that reminds you of its presence. … Continue reading Living a Painfully Beautiful Life
To Live with Passion
I have been doing a lot of thinking these past days...well weeks/months. Lately a single phrase has come to mind over and over. Passion. I want to have passion. I want to have a passion. To experience passion....to be passionate. To be full of passion. 1. any powerful or compelling emotion or feeling, as love … Continue reading To Live with Passion
Reference Points and the Gift of Loneliness
Loneliness. If there is one word to describe widowhood and life for me right now, that would be it. I know I am not alone in this, so many who have lost loved ones struggle with the aloneness. If you look up synonyms for loneliness these are a few of the words you will find: … Continue reading Reference Points and the Gift of Loneliness
Life in the Here and Now
Work, work, work, work, work....I know you are humming that tune in your head now. If it gets stuck there well..... I have changed jobs and am working the most regular hours I have worked in years, even if the are not really regular by comparison to the non-medical world. I also was working both … Continue reading Life in the Here and Now
Who Are You and What Are You Doing Here?
It happened more than a few times in our marriage. I would be sound asleep and sit up look at Sonny and ask him, "Who are you and what are you doing here?". He would laugh, tell me who he was and to go back to sleep, which I would promptly do. I have no recollection … Continue reading Who Are You and What Are You Doing Here?
Rethinking the Office and a Bit of Welcome Change
Change is inevitable in each of our lives, mine has been rife with it these last few years and months. I remember studying about stressors in school and that changes, even good ones, bring stress into our lives. In some ways I desperately need change. Living in the house that Sonny and I grew together … Continue reading Rethinking the Office and a Bit of Welcome Change
Momma T's Place 