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A SOMBER, GRAY SKY DARKENS ABOVE

Posted on December 19, 2010 by Judy

When I was suffering with grief, I didn’t want to hear whether anything “good” came out of a child’s death. At that moment in time, all I wanted was for him to come back to life! Feeling that something “purposeful” could come out of his death would be to acknowledge something selfish. I didn’t want to there to be any purpose or benefit to his death! It was inconceivable. Continue reading →

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WHAT IS LEFT SINCE YOU DIED

Posted on December 10, 2010 by Judy

I feel like I always say the same things over and over in regards to grief. There are a few “truisms” for me, but generally those are not even my own ideas. They are truths that all the people grieving seem to know. It’s a “club” no one wants to belong to. And honestly, whoever buys the books will probably already know someone or be someone in it. Continue reading →

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SOMEHOW I’M STILL PLAYING

Posted on December 8, 2010 by Judy

Peaches said, “Judy there’s a reason for all of your songs being rediscovered. Another way to look at it is that they were seeds. They weren’t ready to be planted a long time ago, and you couldn’t grow them until they were ready. Now those seeds can blossom, because you finally planted them during this magical time in your life. It is so beautiful that you can nurture and grow them now!”
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A PERFECT IDEA FOR A POST

Posted on December 2, 2010 by Judy

This morning I felt like I had to look up definitions for the words “perfection” and “perfectionist.” The reason was that I had been feeling that “perfectionism” might be holding me back from “committing” to creating a CD of my music. It was interesting for me to see where I fell in with this definition. I most definitely wanted my music to be as good as I good possibly make it!
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