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Facts can be brutal. Life can bite. It can feel like life sometimes rips a part of your heart out. It is sad to see folks experiencing such harsh circumstances. Disease. Abandonment. Unemployment. Betrayal. Abuse. Neglect. Divorce. Bankruptcy. Injury. Loss. There are so many things that can go so terribly wrong in life. To someContinue reading “Attitudes vs. Facts”

Joy Johnson completed her 25th run in the New York City Marathon. In recent years she has annually been the oldest woman to participate in this event. She stumbled and hit her head near the 20-mile mark of the 26.2-mile race but, still, arrived at the finish line with a time of seven hours, 57Continue reading “DETERMINATION IS (ESPECIALLY) CRITICAL IN LIFE AFTER LOSS”

Here is a plan for life after loss of a spouse: Goal #1: Survive. Goal #2: Cope (seeprevious blogs). Goal #3: Grow. It is not the mere passing of time but what we dowith our time that determines whether or not we achieve our life goals. No human being goes through a crisis without beingContinue reading “GROW: GOAL #3”

(This is the second in a series of three blogs about the widowhood journey.) The first realistic goal for a recently widowed person is survival (see previous blog). There is no need to think of coping if we do not choose to survive the loss of our spouse. Make no mistake, it is a choice. A friend’s FacebookContinue reading “COPE: GOAL #2”

(This is the first in a series of three blogs about the widowhood journey.) Overwhelmed. It can feel like you are drowning and you don’t have what it takes to keep your head above water. Despair. It can seem like there is no hope. Shock. This is not real. This can’t be happening. Numb. HeartbreakContinue reading “SURVIVE: GOAL #1”