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THOSE WARM TEARS

Posted on May 19, 2010 by Judy

I received a phone call today. My mom will be moving tomorrow morning. She will be transferred to a different facility where my father has been living. She will be in nursing care, and he will continue to live in a more independent, assisted living situation. Although they will not be sharing a room together, now they will get to see each other every day! Continue reading →

Tagged "sandwich generation", adjusting to parents' decline, Aging Parents, Caregiving, dementia, father's illness, mother, mother daughter relationship, mother's illness, nursing facility, nursing home, old age, writing | Leave a comment

HARMONY, FRIENDSHIP, AND COMFORT, PART 2

Posted on May 5, 2010 by Judy

During the time I was in high school, I was looking for a best friend. My experience of being hurt by Elena was the beginning of a very slow process. The realization that it wasn’t something that was realistic didn’t come to me until far later in my life. While I was in the choir, I learned the joy of becoming part of a larger circle of friends. Continue reading →

Tagged choir, choir memories, choral, Choral memories, chorus, creativity, Frankie Nobert, Friendship, friendship and grief, Grant High, Grant High School Choir, high school choir, high school memories, inspiration, inspiring teacher, memories of high school, Music, performing, singing, teacher relationship, teacher reunion, teacher's love, writing | Leave a comment

ONLY TEARS – PART 1

Posted on April 26, 2010 by Judy

Today, I realized I had the same feeling I did when I finished writing about Jason. It was the feeling that my blog had a first page, which was extremely meaningful. The whole experience was such an “up and out,” that I felt calm and able to manage without sharing anything for a while. There was simply no point to follow it with something trivial. Continue reading →

Tagged acoustic guitar, childhood friendship, composing, creativity, Daily Life, death of a friend, Friendship, grief, GRIEF RELATED, guitar, inspiration, loss, loss of a friend, lovesong, lyric development, lyric writing, lyrics, Music, original songs, singing, songwriting, writing | Leave a comment

I CAN FEEL LOVE AGAIN

Posted on April 25, 2010 by Judy

It became clear to me that my grief regarding Cheryl had finally surfaced for me to explore. There was so much grief coming up and out of me. The newfound energy is the release of that pain. I had no idea how much energy was required to hold all of that pain inside! Continue reading →