Loving Comforts

Well, here's another blurb from this infrequent blogger.

I'm inspired lately because of some wonderful lady friends (fellow Jedi) that have adopted me into their world and hearts. We have had a few opportunities lately to get together over some distance and gone out to take pictures of nature and visit historical places together.

They seem to fill up some of the blanks in my life that were created when my sweet partner was called Home. I was, and still am, having some rough times with all the visual reminders (triggers) that one finds in going to church and familiar places that we once shared. But now I feel relieved and lifted when my friends want me to be a part of their activities. I sometimes feel like I'm begging them to take me in, and am a little shy about feeling that way. They try to reassure me that I am not inserting my needs into their lives. Thanks to their loving natures I know that adjustment will come.

Being single, whether before a partnership or afterward, is tough to most folks. So I give thanks to my Maker that he has caused my path to cross that of these sweet ladies, and we can give each other the encouragement to make all our lives more comfortable and less burdensome.


I hope that others who find themselves faced with losses of spouses, friendships, social affiliations, or whatever have the good fortune to find new supporters that can reinvigorate their daily existence through new friendships and caring.

Now I have new things to look forward to. Some will fill the moments where I could slide back into depressive thoughts. Others will keep me focused and looking up.