Path (noun): The course or direction in which a person is moving This year I said I wanted to move forward. Given that we are already one-third of the way through this year (seriously, how did that happen?!), now seems …
Surviving
Thrive (verb): To grow or develop well or vigorously; prosper; flourish I’m not getting into it, but I’m not a Meghan Markle fan (controversial bruth!), but one thing she once said, did strike me, even though it irritated me at …
This Chapter
Chapter (noun): A distinctive period in history or in a person’s life I was reading a book a couple of months ago, The Midnight Library, it’s a place that people go, between life and death. When you visit the library, …
Head Vs. Heart
Mind over matter (phrase): The use of willpower to overcome problems My Head My Heart It’s time to get over it How? It’s time to move forward How? It’s time to stop thinking about it How? Time. Just give it …
Five Years
Exponential (of an increase): becoming more and more rapid We, in the baby loss community, are skilled at coming up with ways to torture ourselves. A friend, for example, calculated the number of weeks of her life that she’s been …
Stories for my Godchildren
Imagine (verb): Form a mental image or concept of I read somewhere that C. S. Lewis wrote his Narnia books for his goddaughter and I absolutely adored that idea. I’ve stored it in my head under the heading “godparent goals” …