Category Archives: Transitions

Tears Come With Joy and Sorrow

Posted on August 18, 2016 by Greet Grief

I visit my first husband’s grave to tell him that our son is getting married and I tear up. And when I see our daughter in her wedding gown for the first time, the same thing happens. Two children getting … Continue reading →

Posted in Aging, family, grandparents, grieving, Life's Losses, My story, parents, Relationships, Transitions, Uncategorized | Tagged celebration, daughter, family, funerals, joy, life, Loss, losses, matriarch, memories, mother, son, sorrow, tears, truth, wedding | 2 Comments

Castle in the Sand – When the Life You Knew Crumbles and Another Gets Built

Posted on February 5, 2015 by Greet Grief

My curiosity propels me forward. A small group of people are congregating on the beach outside the Hotel del Coronado in Coronado, California. They are taking pictures, but all I can see from a distance is a green beach umbrella … Continue reading →

Posted in Grief, growth, Hardships, Inspiration, Lessons from others, Life's Losses, Transitions, Uncategorized | Tagged beach, Bill Pavlacka, business, Cinderella, Coronado California, hobby, Hotel del Coronado, life, Loss, opportunity, plastering, sandcastle, transition | 3 Comments

Fully Alive While Waiting

Posted on January 21, 2015 by Greet Grief

There are a number of bracelets on her emaciated left wrist; some with crystal beads strung on elastic, another with tiny crosses and charms. The purplish-pink one with the letters DNR is the one I notice first. We are visiting … Continue reading →