runawaywidow
At the age of 51 I unexpectedly became a widow. For the first 6 months after my husband died, I was in shock and numb. I journaled and with the help of friends, family and therapists was able to get back to living my old life, even if it is now very different.
Before I was married, I had spent a semester in England and backpacked around Europe. My husband and I moved from New York to California for 8 years and started a family. Travelling took a back seat to raising a family and going to work everyday.
Since the loss of my husband I have visited a lot of places with family and friends and took a solo trip to Thailand. I am enjoying sharing my stories and adventures as well as some of my insights to how I am traveling the path of being a widow.
I hope to share my stories and adventures as well as some thoughts on being a middle aged widow. While I have some great experiences traveling to Thailand and cruising to Central America, some of my adventures involve a trip to see a Broadway show in nearby Manhattan and a shopping trip at Bed, Bath and Beyond. If I can inspire anyone to go out and continue to live a good life that would be my greatest accomplishment.
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Loved your picture of an African sunset. How fortunate you were to go there. Some widows are not so fortunate. But being able to gain a new perspective is all important in balancing the widow fog and moving forward. It’s different for all of us. I enjoy a few trusted friends to go with me. Others may enjoy meeting new people while traveling. The point is a break in routine is necessary to gain some balance.
I agree. The break in routine helped as well as planning getaways to look forward to helped me early on in my widowhood journey. Thanks for reading and your comment. ❤️
Wow, the sunset pic is amazing, and I wouldn’t believe it was taken from a phone if you hadn’t said so. I appreciate this post, so do keep sharing your work! And what a cutie Harry is.
Thank you so much. Yes that sunset was beautiful!
All the three photos- brother, dog and sunset are beautiful.
Lovely images. And i hope as much as i feel, life is blessing you with some joy. Thank you for sharing.
Narayan x