I kept myself in an invisible cage — I WAS 67 AND NEVER HAD A BROKEN HEART. So many of you can relate to having a broken heart. The kind that makes you mentally, emotionally, and physically sick. The relentless kind that lingers on and on. I was trapped in this state of mind for several months in…

Life knocked me down, but I didn’t hit the bottom — This picture is a quote from the Apollo 13 Spaceflight. The mission has been referred to as a successful failure in that all the crew members survived a catastrophic accident. My Apollo 13 moment came in the last four months of 2022. Finally, this month, I became a “successful failure.” …

It was one disappointment after another — My word to describe 2022 would be DISAPPOINTING. I’m not sure where it originated, but there is a prompt to describe 2022 in one word. Iva Ursano used the word SHOCKING. She has many things to prove her point about 2022, so the word she chose is appropriate. My Word For 2022 — Shocking! Seriously…it was one crazy thing after anotherivaursano.medium.com Last Christmas…

And now I feel like a fool — I am in total shock! Recently I wrote an article about my ex-husband and his alcohol abuse. It might help to skim through it to get the most out of this story. Swirling Emotions When You Love an Alcoholic Can Put You in a Tailspin It causes a lot of heartachemedium.com On November 23rd, my ex sent me a sweet, kind email telling me how much he missed “us”…

They also have very sharp incisors — Baboons’ behavior can be cute.

Recall a few of your sad LOVE IS OVER songs — Lucy Socha kicked off this challenge for Valentine’s Day: List 5 of your favorite songs about love loss and/or about love blues and what happened to you when you got the love blues. Here is Lucy’s story: Love and the Valentine’s Blues Songs about Love that hit me hard, challenge.medium.com Here are my five, but I have many more. My all-time favorite lost love song is “It Must Have Been Love.”

Terrible things were predicted for her future — *TW: Content includes discussions on depression and suicide. MOM! CAN’T YOU SEE MY LEG FLOATING IN THE AIR? My daughter was having a terrible day. She saw demons flying around her on her front porch. They were crawling out of the walls of her dining room. Parts of her body…

Is that even possible? — *TW: Substance use and death I don’t feel bad that Steven died. One of my friends said this a few weeks after her 28-year-old son died from drug use complications. His heart had stopped, and he died in his sleep. I was shocked. She explained he would have had a…

This vibrant red bird brings an uplifting message — “CARDINALS APPEAR WHEN ANGELS ARE NEAR” Many people consider the sight of a cardinal to hold special meaning. The Cardinal is considered a sign that loved ones who have died will live on as a memory alive in our hearts. Vanover says in Birds&Blooms that the vibrant red bird is…