tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7450153873867495397.post4409888432196022008..comments2023-05-18T06:12:08.919-04:00Comments on The Cat Widow: The Memory of JoyArielle Arbushites, MSW, LSWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16847522475111778225noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7450153873867495397.post-43106399745654268582015-10-10T07:11:07.589-04:002015-10-10T07:11:07.589-04:00Thank you so much, Denise. It does my heart good t...Thank you so much, Denise. It does my heart good to know that you are gathering strength and meaning from my words. I am sorry you have had to go through similar emotions and days, but I know how much it can help to know that someone gets it! What a compliment that you consider us good friends. That truly touches me. And age is nothing but a number - I turn 31 in 3 days, but whether you are 59, Arielle Arbushites, MSW, LSWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16847522475111778225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7450153873867495397.post-77977075644207656852015-10-09T09:22:04.504-04:002015-10-09T09:22:04.504-04:00I have been reading your blog most every day. My ...I have been reading your blog most every day. My husband died about a year after yours, so I read a year behind - matching your grief timetable with mine, so to speak. So many of your posts have resonated very powerfully for me. This one hit hard and sent me off my chair in search of kleenex. It's so true - the memory of joy is the most painful. I also connect with you in that I am not aDenise Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13389394184925325152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7450153873867495397.post-87046723789046195332014-10-10T12:23:07.927-04:002014-10-10T12:23:07.927-04:00Try to look at both sides of the coin: it's tr...Try to look at both sides of the coin: it's true that the memory of the moments of joy can make you feel pain... but it's also true that pain can be muffled thinking about all the joy that was there, which was beautiful, truly, real, and that in any case the joy could be present in your future, even if in other shapes and modes.V.https://twitter.com/V_Titaniumnoreply@blogger.com