Friday, April 1, 2011

The Ambiguities of Widowhood



Obstacles versus challenges

Memories versus plans

Loneliness versus freedom

Fear versus resilience

Regret versus gratitude

Turning inward versus reaching out

Solitude versus community

8 comments:

Anonymous said... [Reply to comment]

My mother just recently became a widow and this perfectly describes her journey. Well done!

Dafeenah said... [Reply to comment]

So much said in such few words. You definitely have been using a long time.

I can't wait to see what you do with B.

Dafeenah

Arlee Bird said... [Reply to comment]

I can see how these feelings would arise, but hopefully they are eventually overcome so one can move on. Nice post to reflect on.


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Suzi Banks Baum said... [Reply to comment]

Absolute arrow zing to the aorta.
Thank you Thelma, Love, S

thelmaz said... [Reply to comment]

Thanks, all of you, for stopping by. Thelma

Margaret Hall said... [Reply to comment]

Such an introspective posting, and done so very well...thank you for sharing your thoughts with us for the blogging challenge...
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Ron Easton for Dads UnLimited said... [Reply to comment]

Thank you for the beautiful, heart-rending post.
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