       My husband died at the age of fifty-three and so I became a widow at the age of fifty. Twenty-seven years of marriage and now I'm single, but I don't feel like I'm single. In fact I'm not married, not divorced and really not single—and so I'm a Widow. How odd that seems!
I didn't want to go to group meetings or see a counselor (it just wasn't for me) so I turned to other widows to find my answers. We were different widows, just like we were different wives, and I found parts of myself in the experiences that the other widows had before me.
It never occurred to me during the years I was putting my life together—family, business, home, and finances—that one day I would have to start all over. Suddenly, I have been given a wide array of new choices—in effect, a second life. I asked myself—Where do I start?
I started by talking to other widows and hearing their journeys of grief and healing. Each story gave me some tip or advise that I was able to use in my personal life. .
One thing for sure, if you open yourself up to the possibilities of life, you just don't know where it can lead you. So, don't be afraid. The worse has already happened – you have lost your loved one -so from now on, go after life with all you have. No one knows better then you just how fast life can be gone, so don't hold back.
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I didn't want to go to group meetings or see a counselor (it just wasn't for me) so I turned to other widows to find my answers. We were different widows, just like we were different wives, and I found parts of myself in the experiences that the other widows had before me.
It never occurred to me during the years I was putting my life together—family, business, home, and finances—that one day I would have to start all over. Suddenly, I have been given a wide array of new choices—in effect, a second life. I asked myself—Where do I start?
I started by talking to other widows and hearing their journeys of grief and healing. Each story gave me some tip or advise that I was able to use in my personal life. .
One thing for sure, if you open yourself up to the possibilities of life, you just don't know where it can lead you. So, don't be afraid. The worse has already happened – you have lost your loved one -so from now on, go after life with all you have. No one knows better then you just how fast life can be gone, so don't hold back.
     Please sign up for my monthly Newsletter and get more tips and advice from several professional writers.  Sign up at http://sisterhoodofwidows.com and become part of our "Shared Journey" community.