Tuesday, September 4, 2012

How Are You?


    I get asked that a lot lately. I tend to reply "OK", because I am. I am functioning pretty much like normal.
    In fact, the first two weeks after Ricki's death, I felt that I felt "Too good". I wondered how in the world could I feel so good with Ricki gone? Was I NORMAL?!? Eventually I realized that I probably hadn't really internalized the fact that Ricki is gone. But last week and this one have been a different story. I can smile at a friend, or GRIN when my son arrives from the army (bless them, they are sending him a lot lately….). I appreciate a humorous blog post…. And yet, most of the day, my heart is not 100% into things. I'm missing the zest, the spring in my step. It seems that 90% of THAT has been siphoned off somewhere….

BTW, I'm NOT complaining. I am just describing my new (temporary) reality.

2 comments:

Cindy said...

Thank you for these updates, I think about you all the time. You continue to be in my prayers.

Batya said...

It'll probably hit at strange, uncontrollable times. And sometimes it's best not to be "too strong."