by Jan Perry | Dec 24, 2015 | Loss: From hole to whole
I have been really sad today, Christmas Eve Day. This is the second Christmas without Bob. I wonder if I was still numb last Christmas and that this is the first “feeling” Christmas? I have done so many things to grieve, grow, and graduate from this process. I...
by Jan Perry | Oct 10, 2015 | Loss: From hole to whole
As I have passed the year and half mark of Bob’s death, what have I learned? It has been a rough road but it has had some fruits — some are sweet, some are bittersweet, some never ripened, and some are rotten! Here are some of the learnings. I have discovered Qigong...
by Jan Perry | Sep 28, 2015 | Loss: From hole to whole
Whose Circle Is It? As I have been working to create a new life since Bob died, this question and some of its corollaries have been on my mind. After a partner dies it is so easy to feel not whole. The other day I read a better image. The gist of the article was...
by Jan Perry | Sep 7, 2015 | Loss: From hole to whole
We can attach so much meaning to a word. I was reading something in which someone called “Widow” a label. By extension, then, so is “Single.” That got me to thinking about the difference between the words and whether there was a difference between “widow” and...
by Jan Perry | Aug 31, 2015 | Loss: From hole to whole
This grief stuff is weird. I’ve just passed the 17 month point since Bob died and usually life is easier. I have lots of days that have lots of joy in them; and lots that have lots of tears. And it is so inconsistent. I am enjoying writing and teaching Qigong...
by Jan Perry | Aug 10, 2015 | Loss: From hole to whole
Since Bob died rings have been a constant in my life. What to do with them, which to wear, what do they mean – lots of questions. Some friends, I suspect, think I am obsessed with the symbolism of the rings. For me they are not jewelry – they are symbols...
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