FUN AND CREATIVE HEALTH FOR WIDOWS
Adventure is not a word I would ever have dreamed would be part of my vocabulary. I spent my childhood and most of my adult life trying to avoid anything out of my comfort zone, anything that could possibly cause harm, injury or pain of any kind. To say I was ruled by fear both seen and unseen was an understatement.
After my husband died from a sudden heart attack, I was suddenly catapulted into realizing just how short life really is. The fact that life is here and then it can be suddenly gone opened my eyes to the fact that I had not really LIVED in my 57 years. My mode of protecting myself had kept me from really experiencing all that life had to offer.
I began to recognize that there is just this one chance to live. When I first met our founder, Carolyn Moor, I remember telling her “I wanted to LIVE my life FULLY ENGAGED.” Her answer to me:
“YOU WILL HAVE TO GET OUT OF YOUR COMFORT ZONE”
I began to think of things that I was scared of doing. At first…
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