https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/expel To expel is to drive out And so dear reader, this post is brought to you by the driving out of demons, specifically those demonic spirits that accompany grief and loss..they hang around and bring their unwanted friends, like guilt and shame and blame. Those little bastards like to position themselves in the corners…
The Greek philosopher Heraclitus is credited with the idea that the only constant in life is change. Only fragments of his writings remain, one in which he says: Everything changes and nothing remains still; and you cannot step twice into the same stream.– Source If you read the previous post, then you are seeing a…
Today should be my 11th anniversary..but I don’t even know if that exists now that Mark has passed. This was another quiet day of reflection, like the last 3 anniversaries.. The torrent of grief lessens the further I get away from that day in July of 2020..and in it’s wake is an empty space that…
Well friends, it seems I’ve been negligent with my posting duties here, but in reality, life throws lots of curveballs at us and sometimes things fall through the cracks. But this is as good of a time as any, so as always, Happy New Year to all my readers (are there any out there?). However,…
Life does go on, but that’s always a bitter pill for a widow/widower. Somewhere in dark tunnel of grief, a light will eventually begin to shine. Entranced by that light, I scrambled from the darkness, intent on it shining on my face; but the sad truth is that no matter how fully I bathe in…
I haven’t had the energy to write a long post yet, but for something like this, it’s easy to dash off: Tonight while making dinner, I had a thought that a year ago would cause me to break down and cry, but tonight I could smile and even almost have a chuckle. Progress, it seems,…