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What's your story?

      This post is intended for you to share what you are going through right when you see it, whether a week or 5 years from now.  Whether you're having a good day or you wanna run away.

      Go ahead, try it out. I guarantee people will respond to you and give you something you need at the time.

     Today I'm taking the day off. I did a little cooking. There were things I could have done that will keep for tomorrow and, if I died tonight, what do those things matter?

We have someone interested in leasing the upstairs. Keeping our fingers crossed.

I'm still waiting to schedule a cat scan.

I've been writing lyrics sporadically the past week.

      When you have medical decisions you occasionally realize you aren't as close to life as you are to death.  My dad has always been amazed at how happy I remain after everything I've been through. Life is a gift. 

      I believe my love for life comes through creativity. I believe we all have gifts.

Find them. Use them. Be Happy.

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         How's your life today?

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indingrl
Member

Thanks for asking Dale - I dealing with the deaths of MY loved ones and I am riding the waves of MY GRIEVING mental and  EMOTIONS - going through this process called GRIEF - no one likes to talk of DEATH - it will come to us ALL -- so I want to be taught to share with those who have been through the process and came out of GRIEVING and went on living without loved ones - day by day  - so I made the commitment and I joined a support group called - griefshare.com  - it is on Saturday at 9am to 11am - we watch a video and we are given a workbook amd a meditation book to read each morning - we fellowship and share what we are feeling and thinking and DOING to go through and read the Bible verses SUGGESTED to read and keep moving forward - I will let MY GRIEVING have its way and keep moving FORWARD - no denial for ME - I don't want to get STUCK living in their graves - I ain't the one that died - NOT YET - I am grateful YOU care enough to handle MY REALITY sharing and just being a GIANT LOVING EAR FOR ME IN THIS MOMENT  - this too shall pass- NOW  - I am alive non smoker living THROUGH the pain and love enjoying MY day and I will see MY loved ones again for I am Christ's and Christ is God's - yahoooooo - I am going to take bday gifts to MY husband sister today is her 55 yr living on this planet called earth - life goes on -  thanks for letting ME be ME - gentle hug

I feel your hurt and loss and you desire to not be paralyzed by them.

I'm sure being around other grieving people can help toward acceptance of deep personal loss.

Thanks for sharing.

Hugs 

indingrl
Member

Your welcome

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Roj
Member

Hugs to you, a dear friend of mine lost her mother today...smoking related illness...just hurts my heart when people lose loved ones...thanks for sharing

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Giulia
Member

" I don't want to get STUCK living in their graves - I ain't the one that died"  Man, sometimes you come up with the most amazing spiritual truths, Diane Joy.  You're a gift all right.  Hug you.

Hope this has a long run, Dale.  Wanna hear that song when you finished it.

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sweetplt
Member

Ah Dale what a lovely post...I am excited and sad...excited my husband is coming to Florida and we will leave together Tuesday to PA...I haven’t seen him in a couple weeks so I am excited....sad, because I have sister issues...and I just want to “let it go”...but some reason I can’t at times...which makes me sad...so I promise today I will give it up to God...

Thank you for this post...I really needed to write my feelings out...Happy Thursday~Colleen 311 DOF 

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Wishing you a joyful reunion and the peace we receive when we give it to God to calm and steady us.

Christine13
Member

Dale, today finds me restless yet content.  I also have this day off aside from doing dishes and making dinner.

It's snowing here like crazy, and it's a very heavy rain/snow mix.  I'm so glad I got all the plant pots off the deck yesterday.  It's first snow day, so suddenly we are thrown into winter.  I shovelled off the heavy snow this morning and yes I'm missing Brian today.  This is my second winter without him.  Diane Joy, you really said it all.  It's so tough grieving for all we've lost.  Today I am grateful for my life too, and I'm not dead yet either thank goodness.

Dale I like your song...........so poignant and true.  

Hugs to you!!

It's good to be grateful

and see things anew

I'm glad you prepared for

the snow coming through.

I know you miss Brian'

Two years is not long

But you're finding your way

Glad you like the song.

I've not picked up my guitar yet or sung it out loud

It's working inside me, before it comes out