Moving On
The trick to moving on is simply the momentum of continuing. Not with a banner, not in perfection, not through a miraculous act of self-improvement. Just forward motion and the refusal to give up.… Read More Moving On
Tag: disenfranchised grief
The thick of it.
We don’t live despite the grief because the grief is part of life.… Read More The thick of it.
Is she really gone?
As painful as things can be, there is always humor to be found and my mother was a master of seeing that. I can almost hear her laughter at times and look for her throughout my days.… Read More Is she really gone?
We can’t go back.
We can’t go back. For some of us, myself included, we don’t want to. We are caught between the opposing needs of those we love but we look forward for them.… Read More We can’t go back.
Tell Me A Story
This one’s for you mom.… Read More Tell Me A Story
Just out of reach.
In the end, does any of it really matter other than honoring the love you had.… Read More Just out of reach.
The other side of birth.
It felt wrong to marvel at the feel of my mom’s hair in my hand as she lay dying. One of my sisters had buzzed her hair down to a quarter of an inch the month before at my mother’s request. I was expecting that it would have grown but it hadn’t. It was white,… Read More The other side of birth.
Politely Defiant 