Tag Archives: adjusting to loss of parents
LEMON TREE
My story about the overgrown lemon tree in my backyard does not carry a song. It does, however, accompany a painting that I finished last week. Continue reading →
Posted in Biographical, Healing and Hope
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Tagged "sandwich generation", adjusting to loss of parents, adjusting to parents' decline, Aging Parents, Caregiving, creativity, dementia, father's love, fruit painting, grief, healing from grief, heartfelt, hoarder, hoarding, hope, hope of healing, Illustration, inspiration, Judy Unger, lemon, lemon tree, loss of parents, love for father, memories, optimism, Ordinary Life, painting, photo-realism, staying positive, touching, tribute to parents, watercolor painting, writing
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WITH ME WHEN I WAS BORN
When I have a song that “grabs” and uplifts me, I feel like every day is my birthday. Continue reading →
Tagged "sandwich generation", acoustic guitar, adjusting to loss of parents, Aging Parents, cemetery visit, comfort while grieving, composing, dad died, death of a father, father's death, father's illness, grief, GRIEF RELATED, grieving a dad, grieving a father, grieving my dad, guitar, healing music, inspiration, Judy Unger, loss, loss of a father, loss of my dad, lovesong, lyric development, lyric writing, lyrics, Music, not sure where I'm going, optimism, original songs, performing, singing, songwriting, through the darkness, visiting the cemetery, with me, writing, you are my light, you are with me, You're With Me
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FAR FROM PAIN
I began to sing and I could still feel my mother’s hug. I was peaceful and taken to a place far away from all of my pain. Continue reading →
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A PEACEFUL PLACE
I remember my parents and how loving they were to me. I try so hard to be a loving mother to my three children – taking care of their needs, while at the same time missing having someone who cares about my own. Continue reading →
Posted in Hypnotherapy
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