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 | Nov 21, 2015 | Evolving Serenity |
Today I visited with a dear friend who I do not visit nearly often enough. The visit was filled with the ordinary — knitting, health, children, dreams, frustrations. Whenever we visit I remember that we need to do it more often.Then I came home to have a repairman...
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 | 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...
by Jan Perry | Jul 6, 2015 | Evolving Serenity, Loss: From hole to whole |
I doubt if the big lessons in life are ever completed, but there is a point where they can stop – like an essay test when you know you could write more, but you decide that you have done enough to answer the question. I am wondering if that is where I am on this...