I don't focus on that part. Mine isn't a huge list of people who love me now either. I'm not in touch with all my childhood friends by any means. It's more about appreciating the act of loving. I'm going through a divorce right now and cancer treatment at the same time. I can't control who loves me now or who shows up for me and who does…
I don't focus on that part. Mine isn't a huge list of people who love me now either. I'm not in touch with all my childhood friends by any means. It's more about appreciating the act of loving. I'm going through a divorce right now and cancer treatment at the same time. I can't control who loves me now or who shows up for me and who doesn't. But I can focus on how I have loved, and I think there is a lot of meaning in that.
I agree; in fact the one thing that has defined my understanding of my life (as a writer and hobbyist philosopher) is my search for pattern and meaning. This declaration has left most lovers in the dust as I careen on. I am still in recovery from my last marriage and its divorce which took 18 agonizing months so I hear you. I can’t imagine your additional challenge of illness. May you triumph in both arenas and emerge into a new lightness of being. Your writing through it all serves both you and your readers.
I don't focus on that part. Mine isn't a huge list of people who love me now either. I'm not in touch with all my childhood friends by any means. It's more about appreciating the act of loving. I'm going through a divorce right now and cancer treatment at the same time. I can't control who loves me now or who shows up for me and who doesn't. But I can focus on how I have loved, and I think there is a lot of meaning in that.
I agree; in fact the one thing that has defined my understanding of my life (as a writer and hobbyist philosopher) is my search for pattern and meaning. This declaration has left most lovers in the dust as I careen on. I am still in recovery from my last marriage and its divorce which took 18 agonizing months so I hear you. I can’t imagine your additional challenge of illness. May you triumph in both arenas and emerge into a new lightness of being. Your writing through it all serves both you and your readers.
Thanks so much Ellen ❤️