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MY POST FOR THE DAY

Loss by any other name…sucks

I’ve been writing since 2011. I’ve drafted my first novel, begun work on a creative non-fiction piece, and starting writing poetry/prose again with intent to build a chapbook.

But nothing in my creative life every prepared me for a loss deeper than I could ever imagine. My husband of 44 years died. And the story that leads up to that is important. But in my grief, I realized that there is something more important at this point.

My husband has only been gone for eight weeks. And my grief needs others to bear witness. Not to fix it – right now nothing can stop the tsunami of tears when the storm starts. But grief is something we will all experience at sometime. And as I go through this excruciating experience, I need to write about it.

I need to lay open the wound and pour all the attention and love I can find to help myself heal my inner world.

My therapist said I would need to learn to be okay with letting my boat float on the sea of grief. And the only way I can remain a Boat Afloat is to write and feel and experience the whole gamut of feelings and emotions that are part of my different life now. The one without my beloved David.