I lost my husband three years ago. At that time, I thought my world had ended, but I had a very supportive family and a few good friends to help. I really broke down six months after he died and went to see a grief counselor, who reminded me that grief is a feeling and it will rear its ugly head without any warning. Then, while listening to your program, I heard you ask the question "
between now and dead, where do you want to be and what is going to make you happy?"
That got me thinking. I wanted to be closer to my family, so a year later, I sold our home of 20 years and bought 5 acres of land and built my dream home within 15 minutes of my children and grandchildren. I've also started traveling, both domestically and internationally.
If I would never have heard you use that phrase "
between now and dead..." I'm not sure I would be where I am today. I still check in with my grief counselor, and when I told him about your phrase, he loved it. Thank you, Dr. Laura for getting me to think about the future, because now I'm happy and content with my new life.
Sandra
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