The Path to Acceptance

For the first time since losing Matt, I seem to be entering into some sort of an acceptance stage. I don’t typically like referring to the typical five stages of grief, I feel they grossly over-simplify the process. But alas, acceptance is part of healing. Acceptance isn’t as straight forward as one would think. There’s […]

Understanding the Power of Words

As I venture into this realm of public writing, I am making sure I understand the potential impact my words could have on anyone who happens upon this. I was given a glimpse of this last night, thankfully in a positive way. Back when I was first widowed, my sister found a couple of grief […]

Struggling with Acceptance

A very common theme for me of late is trying to accept my reality and accept Matt’s death. That is technically a stage of grief, but I don’t like referring to it in that way because it has implications of a linearity that does not exist in real life. I cycle in and out of […]

Conquering fears

So yesterday evening I was starting to get really restless being trapped indoors. So once the snow started to slow down and they were able to start plowing, I decided to go out to someone’s house. *Side note: when it comes to my personal life, I intend on keeping my loved ones identities as vague […]