tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1268746983441346507.post5382473575790496228..comments2024-02-21T02:19:16.755-08:00Comments on Widow's Voice: Seven Widowed Voices Sharing Love, Loss, and Hope : Catch 22Michele Neff Hernandezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02356589209090780127noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1268746983441346507.post-76491053077286409792012-05-19T16:59:58.395-07:002012-05-19T16:59:58.395-07:00"My happiness and my sadness run side by side..."My happiness and my sadness run side by side. And neither negates the other." Love that!Conniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05882630042530182501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1268746983441346507.post-26461237563204415882012-05-17T13:24:10.709-07:002012-05-17T13:24:10.709-07:00Congrats Vee!!!
Beautifully written. I'm at ...Congrats Vee!!!<br /><br />Beautifully written. I'm at the exact same place right now and your words spoke directly to my heart. <br /><br />Wishing for you and Steve nothing but happiness, peace, hope and love.<br /> ((hugs))Krishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02371789397121996797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1268746983441346507.post-37537075428537750112012-05-17T10:16:54.280-07:002012-05-17T10:16:54.280-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Krishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02371789397121996797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1268746983441346507.post-77595826446704061862012-05-17T09:39:23.820-07:002012-05-17T09:39:23.820-07:00Best wishes for a bright and beautiful future , yo...Best wishes for a bright and beautiful future , you show me hope thank you .. Love to us allAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1268746983441346507.post-27099609971409230612012-05-17T06:19:13.082-07:002012-05-17T06:19:13.082-07:00Vee - First and foremost - Congratulations! I hope...Vee - First and foremost - Congratulations! I hope everything is absolutely beautiful. It will be poignant and it will be emotional and beautiful and sad and joyous all at the same time. <br />Last year someone reminded me "You can hold both joy and grief in the same heart". Completely true.<br />I have recently fell in love again. 17 months after my love's death. 2 and a half years since his diagnosis.<br />It has been bewildering, scary, amazing and joyful. It has made me want to run for the hills in fear (what am I doing? what happens if they get sick?) it has made me feel the first moments of peace I have had since 2009. <br />I have got over the biggest hurdle, by telling each of my children. They are adults and it makes it a bit easier. But they were each so wonderful and kind and supportive. <br />I will probably not marry again ( I am in my fifties) but . . .to live life without love would be so dark.<br />I too worried/worry about what friends might say but when I told one of my best friends she said "Who cares what they think! Anyone who knows you and loves you, who knew the two of you together and witnessed your love - will never doubt that you have survived the greatest loss - the death of your beloved. If someone judges you for loving again, they have no idea who you are and what you meant to each other".<br /><br />That has helped me so much.<br />With every breath - LOVE.<br />For what you had, for what you have been given. Another chance to love again. While I type Leonard Cohen is singing "a thousand kisses deep" in the background.<br />May you have it all.<br />Best Wishes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com