Reflections from Women – Call for Stories

Below is a guest post announcing a call for short stories from women for a book by women – I think it sounds amazing and will be considering submitting an essay myself!
Soliciting short stories for a book by women, for women on life transitions and significant turning points in their lives.
Everyone has a story to [...]

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Making Decisions

We are making decisions, large and small, hundreds of times every day.  Do I get out of bed or hit snooze?  Do I wear this shirt or that shirt?  Do I have coffee or orange juice?  Do I leave my partner or stay?  Do I quit my job or stick it out?
Many of our daily [...]

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Weariness and Grief

We must embrace pain and burn it as fuel for our journey.  ~Kenji Miyazawa
When we think about the grief process, we all have different things to come immediately to mind.  Sadness and tears, rage, loneliness, confusion – just to name a quick few.
For me?
Utter exhaustion and overwhelming weariness.
For me, grief can seem like a giant [...]

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Guest Post: Grief during the Holidays

Baby Boomers are in for a shock!!! We may think that we are prepared for the sadness that will accompany our parents’ death. In fact we are usually totally unprepared for this life experience. To lose the people in your life that have always been there and know you the best [...]

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A Link to Check Out…

Here is a link to an article called Follow Your Heartbreak by Steve Pavlina.  His article is along similar lines to my post on the Gift of Grief (although whereas my post is specific to grief, his is more general in nature).  He discusses joy and heartbreak as being two sides to the same coin.
I [...]

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