tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-302767455915995629.post6980113320404768790..comments2024-01-17T05:33:20.530-08:00Comments on Dan, in real time.: Message to MichaelUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-302767455915995629.post-14065203395689801562010-01-26T05:36:32.999-08:002010-01-26T05:36:32.999-08:00due to circumstances beyond my control, i moved im...due to circumstances beyond my control, i moved immediately. my Dragon's funeral was Valentine's Day at 11 AM. my daughter and i were driving over the bridge that left everything i'd known behind at 5:30 PM that same night. it was very hard. i felt ripped apart. i wished i'd been allowed the luxury of time to consider everything.<br /><br />all i can say is no one knows you like you do. they say don't do anything during the first year. i say, do what brings you peace BUT do it with very well considered thoughts and plans.<br /><br />i have accepted what happened to me, not with good grace, but with the submission of one who had no other choice. i miss the ocean terribly. i cry sometimes simply because i am homesick. but i have the blessing of being here with my daughter.<br /><br />there is a film i recommended to one widow. it is a film with women, yes, but the heart of it can speak to us all. it's called "Bonneville." look it up online and view the trailer and see if it's something you might want to watch. it was very spiritually uplifting to me even though i do not have friends around me as the Jessica Lange character does. but as i said, the heart of the film is dead on, i believe, for a lot of us.<br /><br />be kind to yourself and make your decisions with your own peace of mind in mind.abandonedsoulshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06020499806998154330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-302767455915995629.post-21223965135055102722010-01-26T03:37:38.242-08:002010-01-26T03:37:38.242-08:00This is one of those times when I'm torn about...This is one of those times when I'm torn about whether or not to leave a comment. I worry that someone like me might be a bad influence. Is that possible?<br />What you've written in this post pretty much sums up why I sold our farm and left to try starting over elsewhere. For most people, it probably wouldn't have been practical, but for me, it was both practical and maybe even necessary to my survival. I could write much more, but maybe I shouldn't. However, the one thing I can say is that I've met others who have done what I've done - moved on and started over elsewhere - there are some in this town which I've come back to for a second winter and intend to return to again next winter. I've also met others out on the road when traveling. It's what some of us choose to do. After talking to quite a few of these people, I've discovered that most seem to be "survivors" of dealing with really tough illnesses - maybe something happens to some of us. I don't really know -- it's just one of those mysteries that I've stumbled upon.bevhttp://magickcanoe.com/blog11noreply@blogger.com