Posts Tagged ‘grief’
death backyard
Squirrels. Mice. Ducks and their eggs. An unstable pigeon. Countless mourning doves. And bones and carcasses of unknown origin. These are just some of the casualties that my backyard has witnessed and, as a by-product, so have I. As I write this, I know there are several feathers being tossed around by the vigorous…
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dreams of loss They happen quite often for me. It can be dreams where I’ve lost something tangible, like my wallet, for instance. Or perhaps I’ve lost my way and am trying to get back on the path. Occasionally, I’ve even lost my footing and have that unsettling falling feeling that jerks me…
Read Morethe habit of love
Without exception, she consistently, unabashedly expressed her joy daily when seeing me. She listened to my rants and rages without judging. Remained impartial and didn’t give unsolicited advice. With her, there was always a freedom to be my odd, obsessive self. Her stellar level of intuition meant that she most often knew I was sick…
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