Football, Wine, Ballroom Dance, Book, and, oh, you know me!
Life is changed. It just is. I'm more stable now but living without a person who was part of you for almost 44 years is just life-changing period. You have no choice but to see things differently. Yes, you "learn to live without," which is a phrase I really hate (also "be strong" doesn't have the same meaning anymore, I hate those two words together), but it doesn't mean you aren't changed a bit, or its not okay to be a little different. It so COMPLETELY is OK! You just hope that the people around you can understand your transitions; can forgive you for them. And, really, you now truly know what someone else you know went through in their loss, when before you were the one saying "you'll get through this, be strong, etc." I'm thankful for those people to have forgiven me for my naivety during that time for them; and I pray to be the same graceful person right now - when all I want to do is scream at any of those statements. But I d