About Me

My wonderful husband died when I was 44 years old. Being widowed this young happens to less than 3% of married people. Writing through this loss one word at time helps me understand what I've lost and helps me continue to grow. It is how I have gradually recovered from such a severe loss. Research shows that you can benefit from taking just 15 minutes a day to write out your deepest feelings as a way of healing. On the right side of this blog, you'll see a tag for Exercises to Try. If you need some help knowing how to use writing to help heal yourself, I suggest you start there.

Sunday, March 23, 2008

What I Am

I am alone.
I am afraid to be alone.
I am OK alone.
I am one.
I am lonely.
I am incomplete.
I am without.
I am.
I am at wits end.
I am just at the beginning.
I am optimistic.
I am pessimistic.
I am lonely.
I am alone.
I am not alone.
I am.
I am lucky.
I am unlucky.
I am fortunate.
I am unfortunate.
I am nervous.
I am stable.
I am healthy.
I am in waiting.
I am alive.
I am friendly.
I am funny.
I am social.
I am a mother.
I am a daughter-in-law.
I am a sister.
I am a friend.
I am an aunt.
I am 46 years old.
I am a widow.
I am a writer.
I am relaxed.
I am responsible.
I am not working.
I am fit.
I am strong.
I am looking.
I am a woman.
I am missing you still.
I am here.
I am a human being.
I am one who has lost.
I am sad.
I am happy, but not as happy as I once was.
I am still grieving.
I am always going to miss you.
I am never going to be the same.
I am a different person now.
I am sorry you had to go so soon.
I am still here.
I am trying to be content.