It was a day thinkin’ about grief yesterday…it was Jack Layton’s funeral, and the TV was on as I was going about my day. I usually prefer music when I’m around the house, but it was compelling watching the outpouring of grief for Mr. Layton, and to watch the drama as his friends and family …
Healing
I can see me pulling through, find out I’m someone who Is moving on and letting go, picking up the pieces on the road to healing Wynonna Judd Found this song yesterday by accident…nice to stumble upon it, given that today is an annual day of mourning for me…as I remember and pray and …
Space for Holding Pain
I’ve had hearbreak in my life…times when I thought that the pain might have me go mad. Literally. If not mad, then I might die…or perhaps it was more that I just hoped to die…to escape the pain, to not have to live with the heartache. It was brutally hard to “hold the space for …
Sitting in the Dark
Compassion is knowing your darkness well enough that you can sit in the dark with others. Pema Chodron I thought faith would say, “I’ll take away the pain and discomfort”, but what it ended up saying is, “I’ll sit with you in it”. And I never thought until I found it, that it would be …
Duh…of course it hurts!
Science has now proven that which those with broken hearts have always known…love hurts. Seriously, it really hurts. A body aches in pain when a loved one goes away for good. Not just a perception, a reality. Watch: sitellite/util/snippets (code=89bde071899e04b271d21720df3c8897)
Rubber Duckie Moments
There’s something about a bright yellow rubber duck that makes me smile. And it’s not only me, either. Rubber duckies are known the world over for creating grins. It may have started for many of us as small children, with getting to know one of our television friends, Ernie. I had a toddler crush on …
Turning a corner to hope
I like the hope that today brings, even though I don’t so much like today for what it is. Let me explain. I love sunshine. It’s always been important for me to have big bright windows in my home. No heavy curtains for me…let the sun shine in! I love going for walks in the …
Getting Through IT
The answer to, “I have no idea how I am going to get through this” is: You allow yourself to sob, to heave, to feel as if your heart has a boulder crashing through it. You sit with your father. You listen to his sorrow. YOu get help from your friends. And you notice that …
An Elephant’s Pregnancy? Piece of cake!
Elephants have a gestation of 22 months. That’s a long time to be pregnant…can you imagine the swollen ankles and trips up at night to pee for months and months on end for the average pachyderm? But the result is so worth the wait. Today my sister in law’s “pregnancy” ended—gestation of 64 months…over 5 …
On the other side…
…of June 18th. Made it. Another anniversary of the ones I’ve loved and lost, remembered, and mourned has passed. The days leading up to the 18th have an increasing sense of dread, as the memories rise closer to the surface than they are at other times of the year. It’s a bit of a relief to …