Posts Tagged ‘journaling’
Dear John, It’s Over #breakup
29 characters of a short-not-sweet tweet broke his heart. Then she grinded it into the ground with detailed phrases. Always late. Earbuds in ears, you never listen. Forgot bday. Crappy friends. Not best lover. #breakup Not only did they go out to her hundreds of followers including their friends and families, but she hash-tagged it…
Read MoreDead Air or Well-fed Relationship?
“Just the headlines!” Paige demanded, interrupting me with more brass than a marching band. I’d known her game through years of friendship. As a retired broadcaster, she gets impatient with lengthy descriptions. “Okay, okay!” I feigned defeat, waited for her reaction, then went right back to telling the same story, only faster. She tilted her…
Read MoreToday Is A Holiday Of Gratitude
Like a giant, motorized float, gratitude is paraded out and cheered at Thanksgiving, its ultimate holiday. Many acknowledge what they are grateful for, even announcing it while sitting at a table with family, friends and a sumptuous feast, truly a gratitude-inducing event. This continues into the year-end holidays, again around food, but with the addition…
Read MoreThe Last Line: Writing Through Grief
Friday morning before dawn, my mother’s life came to a peaceful end after a 12-year struggle with Parkinson’s Disease. “Dad,” I said on Saturday evening after the visitation as we sat in his home blankly watching TV. “The minister asked if we wanted to prepare something for her eulogy.” I mentioned I’d talked to my…
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