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“While it takes a village to raise a child, it also takes a village to heal a heart.”
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“Widowhood... One day you wake up and you are alive, yet life as you knew it has gone away.”
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“Public Service Announcement... Never ever ever watch The Notebook unless you want to be up for days.”
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“Widowhood is like a marriage that goes from a bicycle built for two, to a unicycle, much trickier and more perilous.”
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“Moving forward as a widow can be compared to a train ride. You must move from one car to the next, shutting the door of one car and stretching for the next one. It shakes every part of you. You may be trembling over the unknown, but you can get to the next car.”
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“Whatever form it takes, the widow's journey is one we don't opt into and can't get out of. There is strength and comfort sharing the various roads we all take through OZ on our way home.”
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“Your life has changed profoundly and there is no room for negative people. These "energy vampires" will suck you dry, making it impossible to move forward.”
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“Moving forward as a widow begins when you recognize you have to make decisions (minus everyone's good intentions) all on your own.”
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“There is a difference between being alone, being lonely, and being by yourself. I came to understand that I am never alone and not lonely, but I am definitely by myself.”
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“There is no one single moment when the past becomes the past. It stays with us as we move forward. My husband passed the torch to me - I had no choice but to accept it and carry it forward.”
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