Friday, August 10, 2007

Widow. Widower. Widowhood...

...is not an easy journey, but neither is it a bad word. Widow(er)s, we are not alone. There are millions of us. And we have our good days, bad days, lonely days and nights; but there are also those times when you just want to be alone (like tonight). Have you experienced those reflective days that externalize every inward emotion - within minutes, sometimes seconds of each other? No, you're not schizophrenic. We're just trying to work-out being "whole" again. And you can be - WHOLE - again!

It's been three years of widowhood and today I feel great. I can liberally speak of my husband without the feeling of grief once associated with his absence, and without guilt of my newfound freedom and joy of singleness! And no, I'm not cheating on him, if I do decide to engage in conversation with another man. Although I've had my share of ups and downs, I've settled into my singleness after 26 years of marriage, and I'm LIVING, again, but this time in a different state of being.

Come on and walk the path with me or let me journey with you down the road of widowhood.



Helen...Your Black Widow