tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8943691908858971818.post8420036046811533403..comments2023-12-06T04:31:36.709-06:00Comments on Reservations for One: Accentuate the PositiveBillie Mercerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17826454938577230499noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8943691908858971818.post-38764754065685522072014-08-09T10:10:24.574-05:002014-08-09T10:10:24.574-05:00The first few months after my partner died I felt ...The first few months after my partner died I felt like I was plodding through thick mud. I knew I had to keep putting one foot in front of the other and did, but it was hard. Today it is 8 years since she died and those days of plodding, then walking, then skipping have brought me through to joy again. Not that I don't miss her and am sometimes brought to tears, but life does go on if you let it. It seems that you have done very well.Loose Moosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16749449035625933372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8943691908858971818.post-51380403719879174002014-08-08T18:05:25.284-05:002014-08-08T18:05:25.284-05:00Billie, I know all of us marrieds wonder how we...Billie, I know all of us marrieds wonder how we'd do in your situation, and if it ever comes to me I hope I do as well. I sent a link to your post to my cousin, widowed six months ago and spending a lot of time trying to navigate who he is solo instead of part of a couple. I hope he checks out that book and that you inspire him, too. xoxoxo NancyNancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15016075941355264454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8943691908858971818.post-83055406887008691962014-08-07T23:51:32.147-05:002014-08-07T23:51:32.147-05:00Billie, you're doing amazingly well for yourse...Billie, you're doing amazingly well for yourself. I think Ned would be very proud of you. <br /><br />A couple of years ago, I took a friend who had been widowed a year or so before out to lunch. Her husband had always dominated the conversation,and this time, she did. When I remarked upon that, she said that she'd put in her time supporting her children, her time letting her husband have his say, and now it was her time. It was very clear that she was relishing her time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com