Wednesday ART THERAPY

Not sure if the meets the requirements of Art for this group. I made this for some greeting cards and didn't feel up to sending them out.
I am sending to to all of you and wishing you peace in the new year,
HUGS

 

Wednesday art

 

That's beautiful, thank you.

Peace and best wishes to you too.

Rose

 

Thank you, as always George, for your delightful, healing art.

Rose.

 

Best wishes to all my GIC friends, for Christmas and a joyful, peaceful New Year.
Thank you for your most needed empathy, you're all helping me so much.
A huge hug to each and every one of you.

Rose

 

To all my grief warriors, I'm wishing you a new year with new thoughts of contentment and joy. "Joy cometh in the morning"as it says in the bible, let's keep our hearts open as we mourn.
In Love to you all, Karen

 

Awesome George!! Thank you once again!!

Wishing you and all grief warriors best wishes on Christmas and always and a peaceful New Year full of strength and contentment.
Sending much love and hugs to all. Robin

 

So beautiful. I understand not being able to send them out. Thank you so much for sharing. Wishing you the best on Christmas and peace and strength I. The New Year. Robin

 

To my GIC family,

To those of you who were around when we morphed into TGW, although at this time in my life, I need to be (mostly) MIA, I miss you..., think about you often..., and as always, you're included in my daily prayers.... LOVE!!! YOU!!!

To all our new family members, who I haven't "met," I'm so sorry you had to find us, but so glad you did. This is an amazing group of people, who helped me get through the very darkest days in my life, who helped me pick up the shattered pieces of what was once my life, and s l o w l y put them back together again. Although the pieces will NEVER fit exactly the same, although my life will NEVER be just happy, but will always be a combination of happy mixed with sad (to quote Robin, for what must be the zillionth time by now, lol!!!), thanks to my old GIC friends, a/k/a TGW (The Grief Warriors), I can finally say I'm looking forward to the next chapter in my life, believing that there are lots of good days ahead, even though all those days will be laced with tears... Although the time line is different for each one of us, if we do the hard work grieving forces us to do, eventually there will come a day when you'll surprise yourself by enjoying a lol moment, and know that there will be better days ahead for you too...

Visit here often, pour your hearts out when you feel like it, repeat your stories over and over again, until the day comes when you just can't repeat your story one more time (excellent advice from Tom Zuba, in his book "Permission To Mourn."), "listen" to everyone else's experiences, what helped them get through the very worst days when all you want to do is pull the covers over your head, and hide from everything and everyone, and you'll discover that although our GIC family is made up of individuals from all over the world, who have different views, goals and dreams in life, we're able to connect in ways that we can't connect with those who haven't shared the pain of feeling like our hearts have been torn in half, the total heartbreak that hits as soon as the one true love of our lives transitions, can no longer be with us (physically) ever again. It SUCKS!!!

(In case you haven't guessed it by now, run on sentences are my specialty, lol... Unlike some members of our GIC family, I don't have the gift that they have, of being able to say what I want to say, in one or two. over the top, meaningful sentences, lol...) Just by sharing your innermost feelings, reading what other "family" members are feeling thinking etc, etc etc, you'll find that you've finally found a place where everyone not only understands what you're going through, but will be here to support you, every step of the way, on this way beyond, miserable journey, (for lack of a better word), that not one of us would choose to take.

This is a judgement free zone. It became my safe place whenever I was feeling way beyond lonely, needed a virtual hug, someone to "talk" to, wanted some advice (even though we offer advice, you can take it or leave it, we'll be here for you no matter what), or just wanted to "listen" to others tell their stories. I hope this will become your safe place too. Backing up a bit, I was very skeptical when I first joined thinking that there is NO!!! way an online support group could help me, but I was so wrong!!!, TUTTAM!!! (Total Understatement To The Absolute Max!!!)

Lucky for all of you, I think I've probably said the same thing a bunch of different ways by now, so will stop repeating myself. What I wanted to say when I first came here this morning is to wish each and every one of you the very best in 2024, as you either continue, or begin, this next chapter in your lives... While it is filled with pain, tears, sadness, and loneliness, I hope S L O W L Y, as you begin to pick up the pieces of your shattered lives, and put them back together, with the help of our GIC "family," one day when you least expect it, you'll find yourselves laughing, not one of those fake, forced laughs, but a real laugh, and realize that you will be able to be happy again, even though this new kind of happiness will always be laced with sadness, all those lol moments, laced with tears...

To those of you who celebrate Christmas, have the very best Christmas you possibly can, but, and this is another one of those really BIG!!! BUTS!!! if today is just another day filled with heartbreak, pain and tears, it's okay. Just do whatever you need to do to get through today, and know, even if you don't believe it, there WILL!!! be better days ahead...

As Lou, a member of our GIC "family," who named us TGW, in what seems like a lifetime ago, told all of us, "Today is just one day." I wasn't able to look at things this way at first, and still have trouble doing so, but Lou is right. Today is just one day out of so many more to come. You CAN!!! & WILL get though it, TUTTAM!!!

Wishing everyone strength to get through the dark days, good health, contentment, happiness, and peace, in 2024...

As always, hugs, love, wishing you peace, all of us peace, all the way from SC... DEB & Skye (the furry love in my life)

 

Thank you Karen!! ❤️

 

Thank you Deb, for all of your clarity. I appreciate you telling me that there will be better days ahead. There can be dark days, still, for me. I need the reminder, because I slip into feeling sorry for myself and seeing only the tunnel and not the light. I am quite thankful for my two old cats, a comfortable home and the grace of friends who understand the nonlinear nature of grief. A late merry Christmas and love to you! ❤️

 

Here is a special wish for all of you to have times of peace and even some joy in the New Year
Big HUGS to all

 

Here, here. Times of peace and joy. Thank you Ceee.

 

Almost the Three Year Mark. I think I'm figuring out how to re-=Enter the world.. (hopefully no New Crash) tired of feeling sorta Normal then the ugly crash into hopeless desolation. I think I'm better than the wreck I was Three Years ago.. when the endGame started for my pseudo-cozy reality.. N'Lakesh

 

What can I say? Life continues no matters how...another year, I still here with my two geriatric dog and cat companions, hopefully moving forward. To all my cyber friends that I never met my best wishes for a peaceful 2024.

 

Hi Everyone,
My wishes to each and everyone on GIC, for
contentment, peace and joy within our hearts
and into our lives in the New Year and the years,
there after.
Sending love, hugs.
Blessings, Patti ❤️

 

My thoughts are with you all as we enter another year without the loves of our lives, hoping we will all get stronger on the way, finding peace and serenity.
Love and hugs to everyone.
Rose

 

Thank you George, your wonderful art brightens the start of another year, I think we really all need this.

Rose

 

Hello all,

one of my dear pets seems suddenly like he’s not going to eat one more bit. He’s 18 years old, at least, because we adopted him as a stray cat. He’s been such a huge source of comfort and love. I will miss him dearly.