I have read books about widowhood and attended bereavement groups, and I have found many people who, once upon a time pledged until death do us part. How odd that these words that meant so little, long ago, come back to haunt us. I had no idea death was so final, that death separated us as if a knife severed something very real into two separate entities; one to remain here and the other to disappear from the face of the earth. In some strange ways I have grown. There seems to be an inner core that lay dormant all my life and is now starting to sprout. I find that I am more at peace with myself than I thought was possible. Yes, it is a kindness I seem to give myself...in recognition that, alone, I have moved forward along the path. I am standing taller than I would have thought possible. This life I have been given still has real value. My hope now is to be able to share this value with friends.
ISBN: | 9781885003263 |
Publication date: | 1st January 2010 |
Author: | Helen Lewison |
Publisher: | Robert D. Reed Publishers |
Format: | Paperback |
Pagination: | 277 pages |
Genres: |
Sociology: death and dying Biographies & Autobiographies Feminism and feminist theory |