Big Feelings
I have most of a post written that I’m just not sure about posting, because… it doesn’t exactly put Tim in a shining light. It will probably come as no surprise to anyone in his family, but he could...
View ArticleBeginnings
Recall a time in your life when you made a fresh start. How did your life change? Well, there was the time that I moved out of my dad’s house when I was 16, to go to theater school, and my life changed...
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Sometimes it’s still weird
Dear Timmy Sean; Sometimes it’s still weird. Sometimes I still have moments when I forget that you’ve died – surely we just had a fight, and you left? And eventually you’ll be back for some of the...
View ArticleRituals
What ordinary rituals did your family have? Perhaps you always got ice cream after baseball games, or went fishing on Sundays. Do you feel like it brought you closer as a family? Does “going to science...
View ArticleGrief isn’t sadness, it’s exhaustion
Google has P A G E S of hits when you search for grief and exhaustion. I know this because every couple of months I kind of go, “huh, why am I so tired all the time?” (as if this is the first time in...
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The Wrapup (a mental health journey in seven parts)
Week #7 (09/19-09/25) FINALLY, A FULL DIAGNOSIS. I met with my doctor yesterday to get the results of the full Creyos test; she sent me PDFs of my results and I forwarded them to my therapist (whom I...
View ArticleOne year, eight months, 16 days
I’ve been a widow now for one year, eight months, and sixteen days. Twenty months and two weeks, if you call it by the way people tell you how old their babies are (and what’s with that month thing,...
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Well, that didn’t work out as planned
Remember when I was on vacation earlier this month (as much as anyone self-employed who works at home can be) and I was all I’M GOING TO WRITE A SHORT BLOG POST EVERY DAY and then that sort of petered...
View Article728 Days of Being a Widow
Or is it 727? This is a leap year so I guess there’s an extra day in there… that seems weird. Anyway, Monday, March 11th, will be two years. People say the second year is worse than the first year, but...
View ArticleUnconventionality
Was there ever a time you did something differently than what was expected of you? Describe the event. How did others take it? How did you feel about yourself? Frequently. Can I name anything specific,...
View ArticleActs of Service
List as many ways you think you serve the people around you and the world. Aim for fifty to one hundred. Think big and small, from charitable donations or volunteering, to the hug you gave your...
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