MartyT Posted November 12, 2012 Report Share Posted November 12, 2012 Another exceptional post from Widow's Voice, this one by blogger Cassie Deitz: The Facts of Life Dave's death catapulted me into a phase of self-discovery like nothing I've experienced before. Alive, his presence allowed me to look away from myself. I looked closely at our marriage, because it was so important to me, and I looked at him constantly, especially when he was sick because I loved him. I looked at my job and examined every facet of it, obsessively. I looked at the future I expected to have and could imagine it quite easily. What I didn't really look at much was me. The inside of me. The dark, deep-down and hidden bits of me that were so convenient to ignore. Sure, I processed my grief around my mother and father's deaths. I knew I had some "issues" that many people raised by an alcoholic do and many who lost a mother very young experience also. I knew I was terrified of losing Dave. I was working on all of that in therapy. But there was so much more inside. Read on here > > > Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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