tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1268746983441346507.post1328141674535932986..comments2024-02-21T02:19:16.755-08:00Comments on Widow's Voice: Seven Widowed Voices Sharing Love, Loss, and Hope : Empty HandedMichele Neff Hernandezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02356589209090780127noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1268746983441346507.post-62426083976038276872011-06-07T19:53:24.286-07:002011-06-07T19:53:24.286-07:00Another wonderful and meaningful post, Dan. I loo...Another wonderful and meaningful post, Dan. I look forward to them as well, each one is so sensitive and inspiring. Thank you so much for taking the time to reach out. Also, to anon above who is going for a spa day, your remarks resonated with me, because I also went through a long period of caregiving, loving someone so desperately while carrying the horrible knowledge that he had a terminal illness. Then missing him. Then trying to fight through the blackness. I'm at 19 months now and after what has been an eight year journey to hell and fighting my way back, inch by inch, I am starting to see the light. By all means, enjoy your well deserved massage. God love you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1268746983441346507.post-24074632113484790512011-06-07T18:33:03.928-07:002011-06-07T18:33:03.928-07:00Just to let you in a bit more on my inner psyche; ...Just to let you in a bit more on my inner psyche; I return here many times after posting my weekly thoughts, because I gain so much from each of you. I read each of your comments, take in what you share, and feel inspired in return.Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02218009891182171803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1268746983441346507.post-37693244919799075292011-06-06T21:27:55.822-07:002011-06-06T21:27:55.822-07:00You just inspired me to say yes to a whole day spa...You just inspired me to say yes to a whole day spa invitation...after three really hard weeks, 7 months of missing him, and 3 years of mourning the loss of our potential future, think I deseerve a massage and am actually looking forward to it. Thanks for the inspiration!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1268746983441346507.post-27546486616101245392011-06-06T19:26:59.932-07:002011-06-06T19:26:59.932-07:00I am sorry you had such a rough week, but so happy...I am sorry you had such a rough week, but so happy your friend reached out to you. Sometimes that all it takes to get us to the next day and hopefully something happier around the corner! I love to read your posts, they give me such comfort and can hardly wait until the next one shows up!Jlikestravelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1268746983441346507.post-87459564554513197882011-06-06T18:49:05.605-07:002011-06-06T18:49:05.605-07:00It's funny how it can just hit you out of nowh...It's funny how it can just hit you out of nowhere, and for no reason you can put your finger on it's just a bad day, a bad week. I've had a couple of bad weeks recently, buckets of tears that I couldn't explain. Maybe I just needed a break, as you did... or maybe I'd had enough of a break that I was ready to peel away the next layer of the onion and deal with the grief that I found there.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1268746983441346507.post-29872680131930067772011-06-06T14:10:20.677-07:002011-06-06T14:10:20.677-07:00I'm very sorry for your loss, my condolences. ...I'm very sorry for your loss, my condolences. That photo at the top is a self-portrait I took a while back when I was feeling a bit confused and aimless after I'd ended a long relationship with someone. So I'm glad we could share that connection. For me it's been more than a year and a half since I took the photo and that person is still in my thoughts almost every day, but over time it does get easier.Jerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09542595706801483081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1268746983441346507.post-88846100942295988552011-06-06T08:52:31.285-07:002011-06-06T08:52:31.285-07:00"All work, and no pleasure can only lead to a..."All work, and no pleasure can only lead to a burn out." Dan...you hit the nail on the head here. It's something I know so many people, including myself, continuously forget. xoxoKimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18387405534615945777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1268746983441346507.post-44625524749034565932011-06-06T07:05:43.093-07:002011-06-06T07:05:43.093-07:00**meganhttp://notevenawren.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com