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Hi Merry,
I just signed up today for all of this but I'm glad I did it. I cannot believe you have been fighting Lung cancer and now just lost your husband? Life is hard! I'm glad you have the support from different places as it will help ease the suffering. I also started journaling at about the 6 month mark and that has really been key to getting my feelings OUT and worked out. I guess i was not very self-aware before my husband's death but I have learned a lot about myself since then. Honestly, Ive had several 'Eureka" moments through my journaling and it always feels cathartic somehow. My name is Karen, btw. I'll change the initials on my profile--that seems impersonal to me. Komebackqueen was almost an "intention" because too often i feel like Ive worked hard at moving forward but still feel stuck in lots of ways. Thanks for reaching out!
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Good morning- There's no need to change your name and initials. Just sign your correct name when you end it what you want to say. I get the name and I'm very glad that you are on Connect.
Everything I go through, live through, work at, etc. seems hard. Ok, I'm winning. Losing a husband is damn hard. It's like waking up in a world you are somehow disconnected from. Today seems particularly difficult for me. Out of the blue someone contacted me and started flirting. WOW
My mind has gone in two different directions. One wonders what David would think (my counselor says that it doesn't matter because it's me and my life now) and the other is very protective from being hurt or winding up in a situation that I'm not able to handle. I love to flirt but in situations that I can read, not in situations that I can't.
Keep having those Eureka moments, I love mine. They are great, eh?
Writing is a passion of mine, although I haven't written much about David's death yet or my feelings. I tend to hold things in a lot, and my time for writing will come.
However, I do write a lot to my mentor friends and I think that counts a lot and has helped me more than they will ever know!
Being stuck is the name of the game. It can take a long time to go forward. Sometimes it seems that it will never happen and then it does, even for a bit.