Today someone asked me to explain widowhood and Modern Widows Club. This was my answer.
Being widowed is like having a clean slate/chalkboard that you don't want. You see the empty chalkboard before you, you stare at it a loooong time. You don't want to pick up the chalk, but you get tired of doing nothing. Tired of being nothing.
So, you pick up the chalk and look at it for a while until something comes to mind to write on the board. You write something, then you erase it, reject it immediately and go back to looking at the chalkboard. You realize how silly this is after talking to yourself and find the courage to begin writing on the board again.
Suddenly, you want to write everything and completely cover every square inch of the chalkboard. Overwhelmed, you step back and you realize what a relief it is to have “gotten it all out.” Then, you begin to read what you wrote (but honestly don't remember writing it).
Then, your attention is drawn to something on that board…a word, a phrase, a…
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