Pass it On!!

Yes, pass it on! Let me explain. What is life all about?  I look around taking stock of all that I have.  Yes, lots of things but then I wonder how they all came to be plunked right into my lap. I have been so blessed! 

Lately, in the past year to be specific, so many blessings opened up to me it would take quite a bit of time to share all the stories. I have shared many of those stories with some of you and each time I end of shaking my head in amazement.

The other day, the next door neighbor came over, sharing some things she is challenged with because of a horrible accident her husband was in over the winter. 

As she was telling me how she was working with him, a lightbulb went off in my head to share a piece of equipment that my husband had bought himself trying to help his own circulation.  It has sat and sat, doing nobody any good.  My procrastination simply had not acted yet, finding it a good home.

So, there it was, the possibility of a new home just waiting for it to go there.  She was ecstatic; so was I. It was doing nobody any good where it was, and it could possibly do her husband some good with his therapy and circulation.  I sure hope so. 

So, I continue to ask myself, for what purpose is my life during the next chapters? The answers aren't clear just yet but each day, with my eyes wide open, little miracles keep happening. I'm sure that divine being will continue to guide me and let me know.  When I have been so blessed in so many ways, I think it behooves me to share those blessings with the next person. Any good that I can do...  

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Hopefully, I can continue to simply "pass it on" whatever that "it" is. 

The "W" Club

The past five weeks or so have been new to me, having joined the rank of "widowhood" since my husband, Jerry, died March 11, 2022. This is a designation I figured would come to me first but it still isn't easy to know I am a member of this group.

Grief has always been an interest to me, having facilitated groups for twenty-four years but now I find myself questioning if I am "doing it right" because it doesn't seem too challenging at the moment. There are lots of variables that influence this journey so knowing how long he was struggling, his age and a few other things certainly affect my own journey.

I have had many years to contemplate these times.  Many years ago a good friend even asked, "have you ever thought about..." this and that associated with an aging husband, of which I certainly had. 

When I hear others whose spouse succumbed to a tragic illness, is young or died tragically, I simply can not imagine that adjustment. As hard as it was all these years watching my husband decline so dramatically, I have come to the conclusion there is a "gift" in that suffering, for both sides.  

He couldn't have been more at peace and neither could I. Watching the suffering linger was so hard to observe. There were so many blessings during his last days it would take a few chapters to share it all. 

I know many others who are in the "W" club, too, and yet their journey is completely different from mine; each membership is unique. There are some similarities and those specifics will come to light with time but right now I am just beginning to realize what this new chapter is all about. 

Thank you too, for all those friends and acquaintances who have shared condolences in any way.  It warms my heart. 

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