What provocative essay!, I am a little hesitant to attempt to response here but here we go. I lost my wife in January after a relationship of 56 years and it has been really the most incredible transformation or perhaps I should say opportunity for transformation. I am holding space to see what person emerges from this cauldron, many gifts have been offered by the universe and it's proxies. Among those gifts is the gift of time and observation, time to look inward and ask the questions why, why am I feeling the way I'm feeling, why am I jealous, why am I hurt, and even why am I angry. It's difficult work but greatly satisfying, the more vulnerability I can access the happier I feel. I am learning to recognize my impulse to change people, and it's a relief to lay down that burden, and begin to see others as completely as I am able.
Thank you for offering this platform
On Apr 22, 2025 Robert Couchman wrote :