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Free will, again.

Posted on: May 30, 2025 | Posted by: Sherry Holub

I swear that in this life, my lesson is to learn all about human free will. You’ve probably heard the term (I’ve also mentioned it in a previous post). It’s been around since the ancient Greek philosophers first talked about the notion that humans could freely decide between doing/choosing or not doing/choosing something. Philosophers ever […]

Categories: Widowed, Widowed Emotions

Communication Breakdown

Posted on: May 29, 2025 | Posted by: Gary Ravitz

I grabbed my Android phone a few weeks back, only to observe that its familiar interface appeared different.  Quickly, I determined that a new, or at least a dramatically changed, operating system had been foisted upon me and that I had to accept it.  The change has been problematic.  Overnight, it seemed I had lost […]

Categories: Miscellaneous

Image of Maya Angelou, author.

A Poet’s Wisdom

Posted on: May 28, 2025 | Posted by: Kathie Neff

death’s sting is in my heart and mind and memories   When I think of death, and of late the idea has come with alarming frequency, I seem at peace with the idea that a day will dawn when I will no longer be among those living in this valley of strange humors.   I […]

Categories: Widowed, Widowed and Healing, Widowed Milestones, Widowed Emotions, Widowed Community

Party Hostess

Posted on: May 26, 2025 | Posted by: Emily Vielhauer

Tony and I always loved opening our home and hosting friends. We hosted both large and small gatherings, finding joy in both kinds of camaraderie. Since his passing, I haven’t hosted as much as we used to. It’s hard to be a solo parent, juggling all that comes with that, and finding the time to […]

Categories: Widowed Parenting, Widowed Effect on Family/Friends, Widowed Memories, Widowed and Healing, Widowed Belongings, Widowed Emotions

Moving Their Stuff Along

Posted on: May 25, 2025 | Posted by: Grace Villafuerte

My widow group chat has been abuzz this past weekend. The main topic has been about “getting rid of stuff.” There are about 15 of us in the group, and on some days, if you go into a work meeting for a couple hours, you might find 50+ notifications of new messages, depending on how […]

Categories: Widowed Belongings, LGBTQ+ Widowed

Memorial Day Musings. Corpsman Up!

Posted on: May 24, 2025 | Posted by: Lisa Begin-Kruysman

Another holiday weekend looms and I know even two day ordinary weekends bring emotional struggles for the widowed population. These occasions are often hollow reminders of what is no longer. No matter where we stand on the timeline of grief, none of us can escape the memories of past holidays, for better or worse, each […]

Categories: Widowed Memories, Widowed Holidays, Military Widowed, Multiple Losses, Miscellaneous

an image of a calendar with the words cancel all plans in red

Unexpected Downtime

Posted on: May 23, 2025 | Posted by: Sherry Holub

This week has been a kind of awful that I have not experienced for probably 20 years or more. Tuesday night, I started to feel progressively ill. Like the kind of ill where you know it was something you ate (in my unfortunate case it was a deli salad). By 11pm I was absolutely wrecked […]

Categories: Miscellaneous

Two Peas in a Pod

Posted on: May 22, 2025 | Posted by: Gary Ravitz

Robyn and I talk almost every morning.  It’s a kind of well-being check-in for us, I think. I would get concerned if I couldn’t reach her (without an excused absence). She feels the same. In any case, during our morning chit chat yesterday, she asked me if I planned to raise a glass to honor […]

Categories: Widowed and New Love

Labyrinth in Maui before sunrise.

Resting in Peace

Posted on: May 21, 2025 | Posted by: Kathie Neff

Our Own Way We wish for our person to rest in peace—what about us? Are there moments of peace that we create for ourselves? Grief follows us like a shadow. No matter where we turn it can show up. Up close and personal.   First thing in the morning, as we stretch from the night’s […]

Categories: Widowed, Widowed Memories, Widowed and Healing, Widowed Milestones, Widowed Emotions, Widowed Community

Solo Motherhood

Posted on: May 20, 2025 | Posted by: Diana Mosson

As summer draws near and we are at the finish line for yet another school year, the weight of being a solo parent has been even more apparent lately. First, it started with research and enrollment for kindergarten. The official public school days are about to begin, and I couldn’t wrap my head around it. […]

Categories: Widowed, Widowed Parenting, Widowed Memories, Widowed Milestones, Widowed Emotions, Widowed Suddenly, Widowed by Suicide, Uncategorized

Sundays are the Most Nostalgic

Posted on: May 18, 2025 | Posted by: Grace Villafuerte

Sunday afternoons are sometimes still the most nostalgic and bittersweet times. I frequently have packed weekends, often a little too “peopley.” And it is a relief to get to Sunday evening, to pause, rest, and get into that somewhat resistant mindset of, “the weekend is over and Monday is looming.” My bones still remember with […]

Categories: Widowed, Widowed Memories, Widowed and Healing, Widowed Emotions, LGBTQ+ Widowed

Who Says You Can’t Go Home?

Posted on: May 17, 2025 | Posted by: Lisa Begin-Kruysman

“Who says you can’t go home?” asks the lyrics of a song written by New Jersey natives, Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora.  Two weeks ago, I made a trek to my home state of New Jersey for a quick visit with some friends and to attend a class reunion. I’d looked forward to returning […]

Categories: Widowed Memories, Widowed Emotions, Miscellaneous, Uncategorized

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