separation and divorce Archives - Page 24 of 37

my favourite tree

July 28, 2011 by Nancy

Can you hear it crying ? Do you see the face in profile? Isn't it magnificent? … [Read more...]

grief

July 21, 2011 by Nancy

'Any natural normal human being when faced with any kind of loss will go from shock all the way through acceptance' … [Read more...]

words for wednesday-summer afternoons

July 20, 2011 by Nancy

artwork by sammy, age 13 (www.artstudioforchildren.com)"Summer afternoon-summer afternoon... the two most beautiful words in the english language" … [Read more...]

Marriages have resilience the same way other things do; friendships, the human body, the human spirit and perhaps most resilient of all; children. (At least we are all hoping this is true)I have heard and observed too first hand, that this resilience has an expiry and drop dead time frame. … [Read more...]

words for wednesday-what would you do?

July 13, 2011 by Nancy

"what would you do if you weren't afraid?"poster on wall at FACEBOOK officesI would walk on a tightrope at the circus, jump out of a plane, ride a roller coaster, zipline high above the trees (do you see a theme ?)it is funny I can't think of anything else. I have done or am doing everything else … [Read more...]

wee willy winky plays with fire

July 11, 2011 by Nancy

Wee willy winky is a man who just can't stand a missed opportunity to try to pick up anything in a skirt. It is not personal and it is not your fault- you did nothing more than carry the XX pairing chromosome.He is almost always married, almost always shorter than you, pretty much always unwelcome. … [Read more...]

best friends

July 8, 2011 by Nancy

Last night around 10 o'clock my best friend called me on her way to her cottage from work in the city. She does this often in the summer because we don't get to see each other as much.Whenever I am on the phone with her my children here and her children there - always say ' I know you are on the … [Read more...]

alone

July 4, 2011 by Nancy

When I was first separated I actually thought I would likely meet a man very quickly whose wife had died and we would combine our families and we would re marry and have a great different kind of life together.No laughing now. I know it sounds a bit Disney.I love children and the prospect of … [Read more...]

I Dared

June 30, 2011 by Nancy

Sometimes I feel like I never see things the way other people do.When I saw these apples yesterday I thought I had to buy them. Seriously, apples called "I dared"? I love dares. I love to be daring. I love clever names on regular things.Maybe 20 minutes later it hit me. IDA RED.I … [Read more...]

heart on sleeve

June 28, 2011 by Nancy

I wonder if you have ever heard the notion that people come into your life to teach you something. If you accept the lesson and learn from it- new people with new lessons flow into your life. If you resist/ignore the lessons of that person, more of the same will come to you until you are … [Read more...]