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A friend suggested that I consider happier, perhaps even funny, posts. The idea made me chuckle because the reason I started the blog was to share my experiences surrounding overwhelming grief. “You can still make them observational,” the friend suggested. He … Continue reading →

Loss, painful as it is, has the power, the force, to break us open in transformational ways. That same power and force – because of its dependence upon an individual’s interpretation of a situation – can shut us down so completely … Continue reading →

Life lessons have a genius to them, particularly the ones that won’t go away, those that clamor for continued attention, that are insistent upon our time. One such lesson for me has been the differences between what I consider to … Continue reading →

If you are too young to know who Simon & Garfunkel are (is there such a person?) or if you’ve never heard songs from their album (yes, it was an album) Sounds of Silence – may I present one of … Continue reading →

The ‘highly sensitive’ is an actual category of human being. I know – I’m one of them. Elaine S. Aron wrote a book about this type called, not shockingly, The Highly Sensitive Person. Certain highly sensitive people are also considered empaths. … Continue reading →

I’m cranky. And my back hurts. Sometimes seriously enough for me to take Advil, sometimes seriously enough that I can not sleep. I first learned of this back issue in 2004 when I fell on black ice. Falling hard on … Continue reading →

Many bloggers recycle their blogs. As a recycling enthusiast, I thought this a wonderful concept. So I began looking through some of my older posts. I got through very few however, because – although I enjoy rereading my writing, I found … Continue reading →