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Magical Music

October 1, 2019 by Emma Pearson Leave a Comment

I am a new guest writer here on Soaring Spirits. I do realise that it’s a site for Widowed people. I am widowed. My husband Mike died of pancreatic cancer on 8th April 2017. He was 53. It feels like a life time ago. It feels like yesterday. It feels unreal. In addition, I have lost an amazing and one and only best platonic male friend, Don (11…

Filed Under: Widowed Effect on Family/Friends, Widowed Memories, Multiple Losses, Miscellaneous Tagged With: Child Loss, family, multiple losses, widowed memories, Music

Revolution 34

September 25, 2018 by Mike Welker Leave a Comment

If many of my posts sound like a broken record, it’s because they are.  For those of you old enough to remember, the slightest scratch on a vinyl album could stop the music in its literal track and replace it with two seconds of repeating sounds.  It was aggravating when it happened. You could hope that it was just a blip. A speck of dust or an…

Filed Under: Widowed, Widowed Parenting, Widowed Memories, Widowed by Illness, Miscellaneous Tagged With: Metaphors, Music, imperfection, next chapter, widower, memories, Long Term Illness, Mike Welker, widower with children

The Song in Your Heart

September 22, 2018 by Bryan Martin Leave a Comment

Sometimes a song is a gentle reminder an sometimes a song is a stick of dynamite… I woke up feeling more relaxed than usual today. I went to the gym before work and felt centered and ready for the workday. I have a 5 minute drive to work which usually happens in a blink of an eye until Adele comes over the radio. Tin absolutely loved Adele. She…

Filed Under: Widowed Memories, LGBTQ+ Widowed, Miscellaneous Tagged With: memories, bryan martin, widowed memories, Music, LGBTQ Widowed

Fire and Rain and Huge Grief Triggers

July 6, 2018 by Kelley Lynn Leave a Comment

So last month, June  14th, was my one-year anniversary with Nick, my new love. My new beginning. My “next great love story.” I never know how to refer to us, but thats another post for another time. I dont like the term “chapter two”, because he deserves way more than a chapter, as did my dead husband Don. But back to the point ……. I just…

Filed Under: Widowed Emotions, Miscellaneous Tagged With: widowhood and grief triggers, riding the grief wave, unexpected, kelley lynn, grief, triggers, Music

Let it Be

July 3, 2018 by Mike Welker Leave a Comment

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QDYfEBY9NM4 It’s one of those “jumbled” days, where it feels like I have nothing worth sharing with the world.  Alison shared the same sentiment in her writing this past Wednesday.  I’m approaching four years of widowerhood, and I’ve been writing here for three and a half.  What else am I to say? I…

Filed Under: Widowed, Widowed Memories, Widowed Emotions, Miscellaneous Tagged With: Let it Be, The Beatles, widower, memories, Mike Welker, triggers, Music, songs

The Hammer

May 18, 2018 by Kelley Lynn Leave a Comment

This morning, my cousin posted an image on Facebook of a hilarious guitar magazine parody called “Mediocre Guitar.” My husband Don loved music, especially guitars. He owned 7 or 8 of them at all times, and was always hanging out online at guitar websites and message boards, and giving free lessons to his fellow online guitar-enthusiast friends, on…

Filed Under: Widowed Memories, Widowed Emotions, Miscellaneous Tagged With: the knowing, Fog, widowed sadness, remembering, Music, pain

You’re a Mean One…

December 12, 2017 by Mike Welker Leave a Comment

Ahhh yes…the holidays.  It is a constant ride of ups and downs, like the world’s most depressing roller coaster.  Kicking off with Thanksgiving.  Spending time with friends and family, circled around a hearty dinner and laughter, I get to remember that Megan died just a week before that day.  I don’t get to remember the 33 prior enjoyable…

Filed Under: Widowed, Widowed Parenting, Widowed Memories, Widowed Holidays, Widowed Emotions, Miscellaneous Tagged With: Music, songs, winter, Christmas, Minefield, widower, memories, Mike Welker, widower with children, Holidays, triggers

You Can Fly

November 17, 2016 by Stephanie Vendrell Leave a Comment

I sat down this chilly morning in Virginia to write this update. I’m working from my iPad here, and midway through I got up to take a shower. I closed my iPad. When I got back downstairs and opened it to continue writing there was, strangely, a song playing. I hadn’t opened the music app on this thing – ever. I don’t even know what music is on here…

Filed Under: Widowed, Widowed Effect on Family/Friends, Widowed Memories, Widowed Emotions, Miscellaneous Tagged With: memories, family, widowed, messages, grief, Music, songs, stephanie vendrell, care giving

A Moonlit Dance~

August 3, 2016 by Alison Miller Leave a Comment

We danced under the moonlit, starlit, skies You and I Your right arm around my back, your left hand grasping mine. We turned and swayed and moved our feet not only to the music from the player but to the hushed beat of our two hearts.Under the starlit skies in our backyard. Everywhere and nowhere For no reason and every reason Our bodies moving so…

Filed Under: Widowed, Miscellaneous Tagged With: starlit, Universe, I miss my husband, widow, Music, slow-dance, dancing, Death Valley, moonlight, romance

One Way Rider

July 31, 2016 by Sarah Treanor and Mike Welker Leave a Comment

It’s incredible what a song can do. I was driving home tonight, emotions already welling up in me. Moving in with Mike is probably one of the most bittersweet things to happen in my life since Drew died. And I hate that. I was over at my place picking up a few things, walking around outside for a moment in the quiet of the evening, and a great…

Filed Under: Widowed, Widowed Memories, Widowed and Healing, Widowed Milestones, Widowed Emotions, Miscellaneous Tagged With: what never will be, widowhood, Looking Back, death, new life, Meaning, moving, Past life, widow, one way rider, sarah treanor, song, loss, relating, grief, therapeutic, Music

Paying Grief Forward

December 7, 2015 by Mike Welker Leave a Comment

I enjoy road trips.  Given the time, I would happily drive across the country and back just because I can.  This past weekend, Shelby, Sarah, and I drove 7 hours or so from Ohio to upstate New York to visit Sarah’s sister and her family.  Being an odd person, a 400 mile drive through fairly boring terrain excited me in and of itself.   We…

Filed Under: Widowed, Widowed Parenting, Widowed and Healing, Widowed and New Love, Widowed Emotions, Widowed by Illness, Miscellaneous Tagged With: widow, sarah treanor, Mike Welker, widower with children, new love, triggers, future, widower, Music, Travel, Self-awareness, Long Term Illness, Outlooks, dating

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