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Tag Archives: loss
Truth Or Consequences In Writing Memoir
“I was sitting at a beach with my notebook, and I’m thinking about how to get back into [writing] and what matters to me, and I just sort of self-destructed at Brothers & Sisters. I had written about personal events … Continue reading
Posted in family, Friendships, Memoir, Navigating Through Life, Quotes, Theatre
Tagged Consequences, DC, Family Drama, loss, Moving Forward, The Arena Stage, Truth, Washington
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Boston …
Yesterday was once again a day of terror and violence. I took in the scenes on CNN of the attack on Boston and could only shrug my shoulders in disbelief. Today is the 6th anniversary of the massacre at Virginia … Continue reading
Posted in Compassion, Fear, Life, love, Matters of the Spirit, Navigating Through Life, Trauma
Tagged 9/11, Boston, Cambodia, Guilt, History, JFK, Kent State, loss, Martin Luther King Jr., Moving Forward, Newtown, Peace, Rober Kennedy, Rodney King, Spring, terrorism, The Virginia Tech Massacre, Time-out, Viet Nam, violence, war
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Don’ Give Up
I’ve been running into those words often for a couple of days now as I try to get myself back into my daily routine and at work on my memoir. It’s been a crazy couple of weeks in which the … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Dogs, family, Friendships, Gratefulness, Healing, Life, love, Memoir, Navigating Through Life, Quotes, The Garden, Time, Uncategorized, Wise Words, Writing
Tagged Easter, Grandchildren, Harry Potter, Intentions, joy, laughter, loss, Moving Forward, Shirley Showalter, Traveling, Virginia Festival of the Book
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Meet Max
I can’t help myself. Today is the day I usually post a quote that inspires me. But we’ve a new member of the family and just can’t wait to introduce him to you. If you haven’t read this blog before … Continue reading
Posted in Animals I Love, Compassion, Dogs, family, Gratefulness, Healing, Kindness, Life, love, Memoir, Navigating Through Life, The Journey
Tagged Angels, Cats, joy, loss, Moving Forward
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Missing Brody
A week ago this past Friday, Brody died of pneumonia. He apparently had it for the entire six weeks that he blessed this household with his big heart and huge personality. He lived every moment of his life with gusto. … Continue reading
Posted in Animals I Love, Dogs, Gratefulness, Healing, love, Matters of the Spirit, Memoir, Navigating Through Life
Tagged Angels, Cats, joy, laughter, loss, Moving Forward
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Brody 2008 – 2013
I am bereft. I cannot possibly write about it now. Maybe later. Just know he was a very small dog with a huge personality and lived his life living with joy until the very end. He taught me many lessons while … Continue reading
Posted in Animals I Love, Dogs, family, Friendships, Gratefulness, The Journey, Uncategorized
Tagged Angels, joy, laughter, loss, love, Time-out
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Who’s Afraid Of The Big Bad Wolf?
Fear can be a good thing. It keeps us safe and on our toes when we dodge an out of control car. Or when we walk down an unlit street in middle of the night hoping the dog will pee … Continue reading
Posted in Animals I Love, Compassion, Dogs, Fear, Healing, Memoir, Navigating Through Life, Trauma
Tagged animals, Anxiety, joy, loss, strangers, the boogeyman, trust
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Compassion And Being Enough
During the last seven years of my mother’s life, I was her caretaker. Except for the last five months of her life, she lived in my home with me and my husband, Bill. It was a hard time for all … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Caring for an aging parent, Compassion, family, Fear, Kindness, Memoir, Navigating Through Life, Quotes, Wise Words
Tagged Aging, failure, forgetting, Guilt, loss, love, Narcissism, Oriah Mountain Dreamer, Pain, Relationships, responsibility
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