When Margaret K. Johnson contacted me to ask if I would review her book, The Four Seasons of Breakupvia, I knew nothing about her, so I checked her author page on Amazon. I was intrigued to see we had a lot in common. Like me, she went to Art School, like me, once she started writing her passion for words superseded her passion … Read More
The Many Facets of Grief
Even as I’ve been going through it, even when it has hurt deeply, I’ve felt fascinated by the grief process. Grief doesn’t come in a box marked: “Sad all the time. ” In the first few days after my father’s death, when my sisters, mother and I were together, it’s true we did a lot of crying. But we also … Read More
Giving Thanks, Hurting and Healing
Try not to resist the changes that come your way. Instead, let life live through you. And do not worry that your life is turning upside down. How do you know that the side you are used to is better than the one to come? – Rumi Friday 13th September: Those of you who’ve read any of my recent posts … Read More
A Tribute
Grief hits at odd moments, like on a sunny day when I walk down the hill towards home and remember a similar day that I met her coming up. She was coming to greet her children as they arrived home from school and couldn’t walk far because of the pain. I still believed then that she would get better, and I think … Read More
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