I am a Widow continued
the emptiness across the table, it’s deafening in its stillness.
But now it is my turn. My turn to be free of burdens. My turn to feel the rush of excitement with nothing holding me back. My turn to live fully, wildly, unapologetically. I don’t want to be just a widow. I want to be an exciting woman, a woman with life to give, love to feel and joy to chase.
No one understands the ache of wanting to turn to the one you love and share a funny story, only to realize there is no one there to laugh with you, no one to roll their eyes, no one to remind you that life is still full of small, ridiculous joys. One widow speaking to another seems to understand. ere’s quiet recognition, a shared glance, a nod that says I know what you’re feeling. e reality is this: your emptiness is yours alone. No one can live inside it for you. No one can carry the hollow spaces, the missing laughter, the absence that clings to your every moment. You walk through it alone, even among those who have walked similar paths.
We need a new box.
Not “WIDOW” Not a label that connes us to grief, loneliness, or memory alone.
New Woman
A woman who remembers who loves, who laughs, who lives. A woman who carries her past without letting it chain her. A woman who steps into each day with curiosity, courage and re. I don’t want to t into the old box. I want a box that holds all of me, the love, the loss, the laughter and the life that is still mine to claim. For now, I still must check o the box Widow, but I am determined to be a NEW WOMAN
I am a WIDOW
I truly hate that word. I don’t want it to dene my life. I am still lled with wonder. e memories we made are precious, so vivid, so full, that I ache to share them with someone else. Sharing them will never take away from the love I have for my husband.
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