Rise Up and Be Thankful Thankfulness, in a world of uncertainty- media spewing worst-case scenarios, virus spreading, people dying, cities on lock-down, countries in crisis, what on earth do we have to be thankful for? If we listen to the noise, nothing… If we listen to our hearts, everything… I am thankful that my daughter…
My Five things for today: 1. Talking to my daughter via what’s app (still in London) early this morning 2. She is well 3. Flying out tomorrow to come back to the US 4. FaceTime with my Aunt who is in a rehab facility and can’t have visitors 5. For technology that keeps us connected…
I have been meaning to write a new “Why I Write” post for some time now. Mainly because opening the ‘Blog Posts’ page and scrolling through the first post I wrote on this blog through tears is still incredibly painful to see, even now… If you are curious, you can find it here: Why I…
I will- No, I choose to: Be happy Honor this life I’ve been blessed with Guard my heart Love Share my journey back from the abyss Remember my Love and the lessons he taught me Summon my Strength even when I feel weak Rejoice Practice Gratitude, Kindness, and choose Abundance. These are choices that I…
I am grateful that my Love was under the care of wonderful Hospice/Palliative Medicine (HPM) Physicians during the last six months of his life. I wanted to publicly thank them on this platform for some time but until today couldn’t find the words. My Love resisted HPM. Only after much discussion (read arm-twisting or strong…
You might have noticed that I count days… Perhaps you’ve wondered why So I’m just going to put it out here: I count days because every day that passes means that I am still alive that I was strong enough to stay that way and survive another day. … there have been moments … (especially…
“So it’s true, when all is said and done, grief is the price we pay for love.” – E.A. Bucchianeri https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11418420-brushstrokes-of-a-gadfly If it’s true that this grief thing is “the price we pay for love” then I will gladly pay that price to remember the love we shared. I loved him and he loved me…
