It has been quite a long time, life has a way of happening and changing everything. In the last 12 months, the recurrent theme has been loss. The loss of family and friends to different reasons. The finality of that has been, and remains, hard to come to terms with. The many times I have tried to write about it but was overcome by emotions that I put it off.
I think back to why we write. It’s primarily for our children to read as they grow up so they know their parents better, the values we hold close and the thoughts we have about life and to see the decision-making behind some of our actions. Secondly, it’s to give clarity of thought to ourselves, as the writer. Lastly, it’s to share some parts of our life and find like-minded folks online to build our own tribe, to use a buzz-word. Today, I will post. It’s only fitting....