For a very long time after losing Mr. Virgo…my world went dark and silent. I saw no colors. I heard no music. There was no real joy except when I hugged my children and grandchildren and when I snuggled down in TOW-Wanda. I was floating in this cosmic wasteland, searching for something I remembered…something familiar. Something that was now far removed from me. I had a sense things would eventually come back into focus. I did everything I could to move the time line along, but there was no way that was going to happen. I had to just resign myself to the fact I was going to have to ride this one out.

I started seeing color again in the second year. Music came back into my life in the third year. This year…my year to thrive…has seen a virtual explosion in my life. My heart is full to overflowing and love is splashing everywhere. My mind has opened and I’m learning and growing. Age is blessing me with cahunas big enough to shoo away the negatives and draw the positives very close. God is blessing me with the most beautiful people in my life and such amazing opportunities. Wisdom and discernment are gifts of age and man, am I glad those two finally showed up!

I love how music has filled my life again. Special songs with poignant lyrics keep turning up to fill my heart. I throw the door open wide and invite them in. Bring your friends…we’re celebrating. Life, love, spring, rain on the camper roof, the smell of new mown grass. Curried salmon. Juicy fresh berries. Thunder. And…Blue Velvet…At Last…The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face. I’m drunk with the love of life. This is the hope I wished for. I prayed for this. This is me…living life again. There may very well be dark days on occasion but now that I know this is possible, those dark days don’t scare me anymore.

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“Love must be sincere. Hate what is evil; cling to what is good. Be devoted to one another in love. Honor one another above yourselves.”

Romans 12:9-10 NIV