tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1268746983441346507.post172788639140894302..comments2024-02-21T02:19:16.755-08:00Comments on Widow's Voice: Seven Widowed Voices Sharing Love, Loss, and Hope : GrowingMichele Neff Hernandezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02356589209090780127noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1268746983441346507.post-36705210399122687192013-04-16T10:03:27.674-07:002013-04-16T10:03:27.674-07:00This is amazing: exactly on the day when you publi...This is amazing: exactly on the day when you published this post (which I didn't read until 3 days later) I had this discussion with a few friends... I shared with them that I called my newsletter From Grief To Growth and asked what they thought about it. A couple of them said that they thought that when we're grieving we're not interested in growth - just in pain relief. I argued that it depends. <br /><br />And it does. Among other things it does depend on whether you've reached the point when you realize you're here to stay - and that you will have to find a way to be happy here. A different way, but a way nonetheless. <br /><br />Thank you so much for sharing your perspective (plus I love the way you write!)<br />Halina Goldsteinhttp://halinagoldstein.com/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1268746983441346507.post-71952462467299541602013-04-14T09:30:46.167-07:002013-04-14T09:30:46.167-07:00What a great post. Thank you.What a great post. Thank you.Sandihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01578049208134994770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1268746983441346507.post-4066582704807350162013-04-13T16:04:52.929-07:002013-04-13T16:04:52.929-07:00I didn't find this post offensive at all.
I d...I didn't find this post offensive at all.<br /><br />I don't swear often or regularly, but I find it to be effective in conveying how I really feel when necessary.<br /><br />In fact, I smiled and nodded at this point in the post:<br />"Then you start to step into the world of the living.<br />Then you step out.<br />Then you say fuck it and find that you can be happy, again."Valeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04512708135377541004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1268746983441346507.post-4640754947212307602013-04-13T14:42:04.140-07:002013-04-13T14:42:04.140-07:00The honest and trustworthy part ;-)!!!The honest and trustworthy part ;-)!!!Red-tailed Hawk Taleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17445356682812889441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1268746983441346507.post-18280093474209883142013-04-13T14:09:39.845-07:002013-04-13T14:09:39.845-07:00Taryn,
Beautiful as usual. You capture so much ab...Taryn,<br />Beautiful as usual. You capture so much about grief and the process in these few words. I especially like how you won't let others dictate your life. Even still, going on 4 years, I have people who think they know better how to live my life than I do. Your birth metaphor is wonderful for indeed when we lose our love, our life, we must be reborn into someone new in order to move forward.<br />And to the last anonymous, saying fuck is just fine. It is simply a word that fits the situation and what we have gone through. Besides, I read a study recently, " human behavioral studies suggest, people who use alot of swear words tend to be more honest and trustworthy." And damn, Taryn I know that to be true about you!! Red-tailed Hawk Taleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17445356682812889441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1268746983441346507.post-62471671471949184822013-04-13T13:14:14.487-07:002013-04-13T13:14:14.487-07:00Language??Language??Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1268746983441346507.post-14669028211042223602013-04-13T13:11:02.167-07:002013-04-13T13:11:02.167-07:00Brilliant!
This is exactly it. Stepping back out i...Brilliant!<br />This is exactly it. Stepping back out into the world of the living and finding that you can be happy again.<br /><br />Sometimes you have to 'lean into the pain' as they say. Embrace it and realize there's a lot more living left to do. It is a shitty detour we've been handed but we're making our way.Valeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04512708135377541004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1268746983441346507.post-23317089732294097912013-04-13T11:26:23.505-07:002013-04-13T11:26:23.505-07:00Really like this! Funny you use oversized shoes t...Really like this! Funny you use oversized shoes to illustrate this bc in my grief I have described my loss as being suddenly handed a pair of shoes 3 sizes too small, that don't fit and hurt like hell and yet, they are now mine to wear, blisters and all. Thank you so much!Mjayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10497341946686034149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1268746983441346507.post-59020459916388372662013-04-13T11:14:48.035-07:002013-04-13T11:14:48.035-07:00You always inspire me. I admire your ability to st...You always inspire me. I admire your ability to step back and be aware of the process, feel it and articulate it. It is a quite a gift. Thank you for helping me through this journey and continuously pointing out that not all is lost, when sometimes feels like it.<br />Light and love to all of you on this path.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1268746983441346507.post-16219644318031011292013-04-13T09:36:56.574-07:002013-04-13T09:36:56.574-07:00beautiful and so true... i am just entering the ph...beautiful and so true... i am just entering the phase of realizing this is what is meant to be and finding my purposeMell22Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00597435579326381423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1268746983441346507.post-62245971302476230072013-04-13T08:46:32.778-07:002013-04-13T08:46:32.778-07:00Grow up through grief. Exactly.Grow up through grief. Exactly.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1268746983441346507.post-69616788958515294452013-04-13T07:55:04.017-07:002013-04-13T07:55:04.017-07:00You have made an excellent point. Great post!You have made an excellent point. Great post!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com