What a good idea to write about 2017. Then I thought, Nah. I’ll write about the days prior to the end of 2017 and how different December 31st and January 1st were. Prior to the first day of January, I was sad and thoughtful. Not too good that thoughtfulness, and this time it rendered me Continue reading “https://www.yvonnekayewisdom.com/wp-content/themes/gridd”

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I have written about grief before and here I am again. This time, all bets are off and I am so angry at the denial around grief and addiction. I have presented on this subject at a couple of rehabs for the staff. In the past I could speak to the patients but that has Continue reading “https://www.yvonnekayewisdom.com/wp-content/themes/gridd”

4 Comments on The ‘Nice’ Woman Just Left

The holidays are approaching fast. Malls are filled, traffic is crazy and I am filled with apprehension as to how I will be. Some people say it’s only another day and I would like to believe that. However, I have been a bereavement specialist for a very long time and beg to differ. Now I Continue reading “https://www.yvonnekayewisdom.com/wp-content/themes/gridd”

2 Comments on The Deeper the Love, The Deeper the Pain

I am a perennial student, always learning and willing to seek knowledge and peace. It seems to be in demand lately as the world is slowly slipping into hate and vitriol so that peace is out of reach. It isn’t. Just keep it simple. Yesterday I found peace, unequivocally and without pretense. I found it Continue reading “https://www.yvonnekayewisdom.com/wp-content/themes/gridd”

3 Comments on Yes, Yvonne. There is Peace Somewhere

When I was a little girl I wanted to be pretty.  I wasn’t. When I was an adolescent, I wanted to be pretty. I wasn’t. When I was a teenager, I wanted to be pretty. Acne won. When I was a young woman I wanted to be gorgeous. I wasn’t. When I was a young mother, Continue reading “https://www.yvonnekayewisdom.com/wp-content/themes/gridd”

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