Tag Archives: loss

Gratitude for When Darkness Falls

Posted on November 25, 2017 by bonnevivantelife

I lay here listening to the world wake up slowly. Cars start driving down the road on the way to work. Footsteps shuffle to the bathroom. I can almost hear the black of night turn to grey as light slowly … Continue reading →

Posted in Dating, Mindfulness, Relationships | Tagged grief, loss, pain | 5 Comments

Harvey and a Clockmaker

Posted on August 30, 2017 by bonnevivantelife

My paternal grandmother died almost 15 years ago. I accompanied my father back down to Texas to gather her belongings, bury her, and settle her estate. I was born there, but had not been back since I was a … Continue reading →

Posted in Mindfulness, Relationships | Tagged #HurricaneHarvey, death, family, floods, grief, Houston, Hurricane Harvey, loss | 10 Comments

Saying Good-Bye

Posted on November 19, 2014 by bonnevivantelife

“I don’t know how to say good-bye.” La Chica writes this in an important note to me about her feelings of her good friends moving away. I don’t blame her. No one knows how to say good-bye. It’s hard and … Continue reading →

Posted in Empowerment, Mindfulness, Parenting, Relationships | Tagged Endings, grief, loss, relationships | 4 Comments

Today Is The Day

Posted on December 5, 2013 by bonnevivantelife

By now everyone knows I throw a pretty damned good pity party. (I also throw really good real parties too, so check back with me another time.) It didn’t start off as a pity party, but you know what happens … Continue reading →

Posted in Dating, Empowerment, Meditation, Mindfulness, Relationships | Tagged coping, grief, loss, sadness | 3 Comments

On Loss and Grief

Posted on November 27, 2013 by bonnevivantelife

Grief, my new constant companion, has moved in. I thought I’d take a good look at him since we’re spending so much time together now. And I’ve realized a few things. Grief is not sadness. I get sad when I … Continue reading →

Posted in Dating, Relationships | Tagged end of relationship, grief, loss, sadness | 30 Comments

Just Show Up

Posted on November 26, 2013 by bonnevivantelife

A little over a year ago I decided I wanted to start dating again after a long hiatus, or a sabbatical if you will–because a sabbatical is rest from work. And dating is hard work. When I mentioned this to … Continue reading →

Posted in Dating, Empowerment, Meditation, Mindfulness, Relationships | Tagged breaking up, courage, dating, end of relationship, grief, loss, relationships, vulnerability | 3 Comments