What a difference 24 hours make and thank you for the comments they really helped. Well I am still busy, I am still wondering how I will get all these tasks done…but…BUT….I am. Why?

Writing my concerns down in the blog post helped me face the problems.
Sharing the problem somehow released the fear of the problem.
Realizing that there was only me…..there was only me that could believe that I could cope. I stopped looking for someone else, and started to look inside my heart for the courage to face the struggle.
I set an action list breaking down the “out-of-controlness” into small …read more

Grief can be crippling and I love to share ways that people have found to come to terms with their loss and also help others. I read this article in the Dallas News about how a grieving mother has turned the pain into a positive journey.
“The Dallas writer, 54, a former reporter for The Dallas Morning News , has learned to cope, but not by letting go of the sadness because that is an inextricable part of her memory. Instead, she has learned to find joy by communing with her son’s spirit through journaling. Teaching others to work   through …read more

This week I posted about a young girl who wrote a story to help other children with their grief. I kept thinking how therapeutic it must be and therefore I have started to write my story down – not to publish, not to sell, just for me. I have written a couple of chapters and it is really helping me come to terms with some feelings. I thought I might share it with my family – we are not at talking about feelings, too embarrassing! – and I thought it might help them understand how I felt and how I …read more