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Loss Of Longtime Partner
An old friend from college was out of town when her husband, in his late eighties, but quite healthy, became ill. There was a lot of scrambling to get him into good enough shape to board an airplane for their … Continue reading
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Tagged aging, death, disturbing loss, engaging with life, finding answers, giving comfort, last third of life, letting go, losing a partner, losing friends, loss of loved ones, meaning of life, moving on, returning joy
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Disagreements
No matter how much I love anybody, sometimes I really disagree with what they want to do, what they want me to do, what music to listen to or not, which movie to rent, and on and on. Usually my … Continue reading
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Tagged I'm right–your'e not, letting go, living with discomfort, my way, new behaviors, past behaviors, whose reality, Your way
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The End Of A Life
My friend, Steve, passed away two days before Christmas, when I was visiting my daughters and their families in Bend, Oregon. I drove out to Marrowstone Island to visit him the day before I left, knowing it was the last … Continue reading
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Tagged ceremony, holding on, last visit, leaving cake outside for him and the birds, letting go, my pact, not quite ready, our shared view, passing away, ready or not, void
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Being In Charge
This notion is of course a complete myth. It has taken me years to fully acknowledge this fact: I am not in charge of anyone but myself. To say nothing about being largely powerless about what is going on in … Continue reading
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Tagged advise, choices: mine or yours, decisions, in charge of me, letting another make a mistake, letting go, life mistakes, mistakes, my problem or yours?, myth, responsibility
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Letting Go
Letting go has long been an issue for me. I often hang on for dear life, which doesn’t help me or anyone else. But it’s difficult for me sometimes to know what is my responsibility and what isn’t. When I … Continue reading
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Tagged difficult, letting go, Little Nancy: The Journey Home, process of letting gogo, responsibility, when it's time
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