Blazing Trails

Statement of Intent Before I begin, I want to express that I am approaching this topic with a heart of love, respect, acceptance, and hope. I ask the Creator to guide my thoughts. My intention is to aid awakening through awareness. I acknowledge that I cannot claim understanding. I can say to all those who suffer the agonies of inequality that I accept you, I value you and I am open to share your pain. I also ask you to favor me with education should my words fall short or ad

A quick Google search revealed that the popular ‘Reality’ TV show Survivor continues and is now into it’s 43rd season. The fabricated dramas and constructed struggles those contestants endure have nothing on what we, as grievers face in the coming months. Preparing for the Challenge I have lived my life embracing my free-spirit attitude. When I married my 2nd husband, he showed me the beauty of organization. He helped me to see that being an organized free spirit is great! Wi

I don’t know if this phenomenon is typical or atypical. In my grief journey I try to accept what comes. I believe that God works with our psyche to chart the course of healing we need. So, typical or not – I endeavour to embrace whatever path presents itself to me. A Golden Year I hold the year stretching from Christmas 2018 (my favorite family photo below) to Christmas Eve 2019 as a golden year. Life was good; really good. I had dug into some dark corners of my past and pull

Every person who grieves will find solace in different things and different ways. In my grief journey following the sudden passing of my son, I am most comforted by actions or objects which draw him close. I have always been someone who connects strongly to objects, scents, tastes, and places of memory. In selecting the mementos I want to decorate my life with, in my son’s absence, I let those proclivities guide me. Just for You You may find people around you are not able to