Tag Archives: love
Getting Beyond Grief
I am a single gay man in my early 60s. I am having a real problem getting beyond grief. My ex-partner died almost five years ago. We were a couple for 11 years but lived together a total of 21 … Continue reading
Remember
Learn that you can’t let anyone make you feel like you’re not worthy of your dreams. – Hosh Hounkpatin To always invest in yourself and to constantly keep working on your mind, body and soul – Etienne Ortega The power … Continue reading
Riding Shotgun
Before trading in my 2013 minivan, my husband Dave cleaned it. Hidden in a crevice, Dave found a letter, dated April 1997, from my grandfather. He wrote, “Know that my moral support and love are with you always!!!” I had … Continue reading
Object of Affection
My cast-iron pans remind me of my grandmother. She used them for all her cooking, and I like to think they were the secret to all her good meals. They were the first thing I bought for my own kitchen … Continue reading
Reflections on Children
We want better reasons for having children than not knowing how to prevent them — Dora Russel ‘The human race is challenged more than ever before to demonstrate our mastery, not over nature but of ourselves.’ — Rachel Carson To nourish children and raise … Continue reading
Real Life of an MSW 