tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19060161.post739526939239511104..comments2023-10-09T08:01:29.924-05:00Comments on Sorting The Pieces: Getting ready for the dayCynthiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11641264346663533706noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19060161.post-78574219476191129412010-01-03T20:36:05.103-06:002010-01-03T20:36:05.103-06:00Finding strength is a critical part of getting thr...Finding strength is a critical part of getting through the grieving process. I know sometimes it's more difficult than others, and sometimes the challenges can be anticipated and sometimes, they come out of the blue. I think Lisa's right, hiding from it wouldn't have necessarily made it any easier. The reminders are going to find us throughout our lives.sunflowerkat https://www.blogger.com/profile/11643564072168293568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19060161.post-73816035285264118922010-01-03T19:10:25.018-06:002010-01-03T19:10:25.018-06:00Your writing is wonderful, raw, honest, and beauti...Your writing is wonderful, raw, honest, and beautiful. Thank you for sharing your heart in this way.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19060161.post-2367001813696224722010-01-03T17:06:28.455-06:002010-01-03T17:06:28.455-06:00I'm not sure what to say. I know that I have n...I'm not sure what to say. I know that I have not experienced the death of a spouse and I am certain that each person handles it differently. Sometimes at work when the young girls talk about their babies I feel sad knowing that phase of life has passed me by. I know that you are strong and that you are healing, not on anyone else's timetable but your own and that's as it should be.Nellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04776955666937196270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19060161.post-66092935495263691732010-01-03T11:41:52.859-06:002010-01-03T11:41:52.859-06:00Maybe this job has made things harder, maybe it ha...Maybe this job has made things harder, maybe it hasn't. Perhaps it has made you confront sadness you otherwise might have stuffed, and which would have caused you to fall into a more dangerous depression. I think there is something to be said for being forced to confront our personal grief out in the world where we have to do a certain amount of dealing with it just to get through a day. Life will be all about "dealing with it;" the pain will never go completely away, and we need to learn to pick it up and take it with us wherever we go. Perhaps this job has moved you forward on this path--perhaps a little more quickly than you really wanted to go...Lisa :-]https://www.blogger.com/profile/02237889098638895390noreply@blogger.com