Does anyone ever know what is going on inside another? I met a woman a few years back who told me that she had been married to man for 20+ years and didn't really know him. After he broke her heart via a variety of deceptions she was walking on the beach with one of his long time friends and the friend asked "Does anyone really know _____?" I believe her ex was known as a sociopath. He hid every emotion he was capable of from her and the world. I think that people who are

When the sky turns beautiful after sunset I think of my sweet brother Bobby. Sunset signals the end of the day. It won't come back the same tomorrow or ever. Living in a place where we get beautiful pinky orange gold sunsets all the time makes me think of him every single day. As we get closer to the anniversary of Bobby's death I can feel the tension in my shoulders, neck and back and the ache in my heart blooming in my body like a fertilized cancer cell. Sick analogy right

My heart has been aching the past few weeks. I have been going through another wave of sadness about the death of my brother and was amazed how it triggered the avalanche of feelings about my other many losses. So, I have been paying attention to the number of headaches back pains and stomach issues that coincide with my feelings. The wave of feelings knocks me down at times and I won't deny how much pain I have endured. But, it has made me stronger emotionally but less st