“Plant your own garden and decorate your own soul instead of waiting for someone to bring you flowers.” ~ Veronica Shoffstall I’ve read this passage over and over and can’t believe how empowering these words are for almost any situation. And it’s particularly poignant if you’ve lost a loved one and are now on your own. You’ve been part of a couple for so long
Thanks for Giving!
Who out there has ever experienced a thanksgiving day that goes totally according to plan? I know I haven’t. And for some odd reason, I still volunteer to take on the whole enchilada from planning to shopping to cooking. You see, I have this fantasy that this year will look a lot like Thanksgiving in the movies, where the subject of politics does not rear
Hope Trumps Fear
Have you been on any of these dating sites lately? I know some of you have joined in self defense. It seems everyone you know has someone they want to “fix you up” with, including Aunt Nancy’s cousin’s son-in-law from another mother. Good Lord no thank you, and you’ve never even met the guy! So you jump on one of the sites, filled with anticipation,
Through the Eyes of the Storm
I promise, you will get through this. Maybe not tonight, but with much assurance I can tell you that it will happen. The ebb and flow of pressure on your broken heart will subside, and you will find your stride and a new “normal”. You are going to be all right, I promise that too. I know because I’ve been there. Losing a loved one
A Table for One
One of the hardest things to deal with when you are newly single is how life continues to whirl along without any regard to the trauma which you have just gone through. You’re still moving back and forth between your “before” life and where you are now as you try to get comfortable with this new role of yours. You have your days where you