“We read books to find out who we are. What other people, real or imaginary, do and think and feel… is an essential guide to our understanding of what we ourselves are and may become.” – Ursula K. LeG
Thanks for helping us to remember, Bruce. I remember Jan alongside you, and also alongside you celebrate your second relationship, with Joyce, as well.
I can relate to Freedman's "gap year". I took such a year by circumstances rather than by intent. When Jan died in 2010, I experienced such a year. That included several weeks alone in my travel trailer, visiting places and people we had known during our married life. It was really a healing and revealing time, giving me new perspective, and great appreciation for my 52 years with Jan. The rest is history. Joyce and I found each other, and nearly 13 years later are enjoying our aging years together.
Thanks for helping us to remember, Bruce. I remember Jan alongside you, and also alongside you celebrate your second relationship, with Joyce, as well.
I can relate to Freedman's "gap year". I took such a year by circumstances rather than by intent. When Jan died in 2010, I experienced such a year. That included several weeks alone in my travel trailer, visiting places and people we had known during our married life. It was really a healing and revealing time, giving me new perspective, and great appreciation for my 52 years with Jan. The rest is history. Joyce and I found each other, and nearly 13 years later are enjoying our aging years together.