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Tag Archives: pain
Six Months Ago Today
It’s been six months already that I have lost you, my love of over thirty years, my best friend and companion, my significant other, my better half; and you are gone forever from my life, our life. Six months ago … Continue reading
Wait And Hope
Yesterday evening I went to pick my son up from the metro station as he had missed his bus. It takes him about half an hour to walk the distance. But it was so freezing cold and windy that I … Continue reading
If I Have To Be Alone
The other day I met up with an old friend in the food court of a busy shopping mall here in Montreal. I usually avoid the food court area of shopping malls, especially on a Saturday afternoon because of the … Continue reading
The Fearful Acute Suspense
In her book ‘On Grief and Grieving’ Elizabeth Kübler Ross talks about anticipatory grief. She writes: “Forewarned is not always forearmed. Experiencing anticipatory grief may or may not make the grieving process easier or shorten it. It may bring only … Continue reading
It’s Okay I’m Here
Almost a year ago I wrote: Last Saturday afternoon I accompanied my daughter to a book sale in Montreal. The sale was organized by the Friends of the Library. The place was not very far from our home and easy … Continue reading
Did I Write It
As always before I begin writing I leaf through my notebook just to get started. Sometimes I come across quotes that I think would be appropriate for the ideas I have at that moment. Other times I come across some … Continue reading
Since Then We Never Stopped
When I was a little girl growing up in Lebanon, the stories I was told by my elders were not of Cinderella and Prince Charming. Rather they were stories of survival told by my parents and grandparents. I did not … Continue reading
You Left Us Too Soon
Exactly five months have passed since we put you to rest. Not a moment has passed since then that I haven’t missed you. Not a night has gone by that I haven’t cried myself to sleep. May you rest in … Continue reading
Home Is A Notion
I don’t know how but it seems that lately all my stories take place at some clinic. The other day I was at the clinic yet again waiting for my turn when I started a conversation with the lady beside … Continue reading
Think Of Yourself As A Writer Today
Early mornings while I wait for my coffee to brew I have this habit of reading my horoscope online after I scan through my emails and messages on the computer and before I start to read my book or sit … Continue reading
