Faith A Time For Everything 6:07 PM Take your time in all your seasons, and learn to respect other people's time as well. There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens: a time to be born and a time to die, a time to plant and a time to uproot, a time to kill and a time to heal, a time to tear down and a time to build, a time to weep and a time to laugh, a time to mourn and a time to dance, a time to scatter stones and a time to gather them, a time to embrace and a time to refrain from embracing, a time to search and a time to give up, a time to keep and a time to throw away, a time to tear and a time to mend, a time to be silent and a time to speak, a time to love and a time to hate, a time for war and a time for peace. -Ecclesiastes 3
Stories I Choose To Forgive You 7:59 AM No matter what the world feeds you; anger, bitterness, confusion, pain---choose to forgive. At the end of the day, like love, forgiveness is a choice. So I made a mental note that despite the heaviness in my heart each time I wake up, despite the hurting that doesn't seem to stop in every waking hours, despite the questions that keep running in my head, despite the self-doubt and the crashing of self-worth that you brought me, despite the grudge I unconsciously hold, at the end of the day, I can still say I've forgiven you. It's a constant struggle. You told me so yourself, there are things in this world we can never explain. You're right. I would never understand nor will be able to explain some things. Why did you have to choose me, and leave me in the end? Why did you have to promise me so many things, when you always knew you're a coward and you can't deliver them? Why did you have to say hurtful things and blame me, so you can cover up your personal issues? What did I ever do to you to merit this? I guess life's like that. Shit happens. So you have to happen. Maybe I'll find the answer soon. Maybe never. And despite those uncertainties... I still choose to forgive you. I can say with all sincerity, that despite what you did...I forgive you. See also: Keep Walking Hey, did you find this post helpful or entertaining? Please go ahead and share. Share buttons on the left and at the bottom of the article. Big thanks! Subscribe to About Life And Love by Email
Books Book Review: How to Talk to a Widower by Jonathan Tropper 8:57 PM Book Review: How To Talk To A Widower How to Talk to a Widower is a raw, deeply relatable portrait of grief that made me feel less alone in my own struggle with loss and the exhausting effort of pretending to be okay. I'm glad I read this book!We read to know we're not alone -William Nicholson Some friends can finish each other's sentences. Friends who know precisely what you're thinking by merely looking at you. Friends who understand how you're feeling without you having to explain anything. That's the kind of friendship I share with Doug. The fictional main character in How to Talk to a Widower. How to Talk to A Widower by Jonathan Tropper Book Review Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐How to Talk to a Widower is hilarious but poignant. It's unpretentious, realistic, and easy to relate to. It's very human.Why I love How to Talk to a WidowerI know exactly what it means to act as normally as possible for the world to see.I know how hard it is to hold on to something you used to have but isn't there anymore.I know how awful it is to deal with something that happened so abruptly, so suddenly, and how cruel it is that the world won't even give you enough time to let it sink in before it moves on.I know how crazy it is to get pissed, then feel guilty about getting pissed, and then get pissed about feeling guilty.I know how difficult it is to cry yourself to sleep, wake up without feeling the purpose of waking up anymore, but get up anyway and show the world you're still okay.I just know how messed up Doug felt, and I'm glad he made me realize I'm not alone, even if he's just a fictional character.If you like how informal and raw The Catcher in the Rye is, I think you'll like How to Talk to a Widower too.The characters are ordinary and flawed. Their relationships are dysfunctional and, well, normal.It doesn't have a happily-ever-after ending, and that's the other beautiful thing about it. The story goes on.Doug moves on, but he takes his sweet time. Hailey, his deceased wife, will always be a part of him.The way he refuses to forget about her, even after over a year, made me wish I had a Doug, too.Even when women throw themselves at him, he remains loyal to her memory.Yes, he dated again and even so humanly and irrationally jumped into something he shouldn't have, but at the end of the day, it's still Hailey.Laughing and grieving with Doug was a refreshing experience. I feel alive…and normal again.Soulmate in a book I felt like I had found a soulmate in Doug, the widower in the story. I admire his frailty. He grieved because he had to. He didn't like the shallowness of the people around him. He loved Hailey with all his heart.Recommend it?Yes. The honesty in this book is really refreshing. It doesn't hide human weakness but also shows how resilient we are, and that our lives don't end when one chapter closes.How To Talk To A Widower is available on Amazon.eBook: https://amzn.to/3LjJKKzAudiobook: https://amzn.to/4hEuK5ZPaperback: https://amzn.to/47zDQwbHardcover: https://amzn.to/3Lbi3DQAuthors and Book PRHey indie authors and PR folks! Want to get your book noticed? My book reviews are free, but I also offer other services that might help. Check out this page to see if we're a good match, and fill out the form when you're ready. Can't wait to read your book!😊This post contains affiliate links so we'd get a commission if you purchase through the links at no additional cost to you.
Rants I Forgive You 9:41 AM I Forgive You i forgive you, though you're not truly sorry. i forgive you, though it still hurts and i don't know when the hurting would stop. i forgive you, not because you deserve it. we both know you don't. i forgive you, because i deserve to be happy again. we both know i do. forgive me if it took me this long to find the courage to forgive you. pray for me, that i'll finally find it in my heart to forgive myself for allowing you to hurt me.
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