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How to Tell When You’re Getting Better

Posted By American Widow Project

  • You take more then one shower a month.
  • You’re able to smile when talking about your spouse.
  • Pizza, alcohol and chocolates aren’t your main diet.
  • Crying isn’t a daily routine.
  • Clean underwear doesn’t consist of turning them inside out.
  • Sharing stories from your past doesn’t make you cry.
  • Everyone asks if you got your haircut but all you did was brush it for once.
  • Living isn’t the worst thing to happen to you.
  • You can’t make a sweater out of your leg hair.
  • You stop worrying about what everyone will think and just live life.
  • When you realize you are becoming stronger from the challenges you face.
  • Being alone is not a negative but more of a time of reflection.
  • You speak with someone besides your pets.
  • Reminding yourself to breathe is a thing of the past.
  • When you’re open to new beginnings.
  • You smile everyday.
  • Memories become your most treasured asset.
  • You laugh out loud and mean it.
  • You can whole-heartedly tell someone else life really DOES go on.
  • When you e-mail us things you‘ve learned on your walk through widowhood.

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How to Tell When You’re Getting Better

  • You take more then one shower a month.
  • You’re able to smile when talking about your spouse.
  • Pizza, alcohol and chocolates aren’t your main diet.
  • Crying isn’t a daily routine.
  • Clean underwear doesn’t consist of turning them inside out.
  • Sharing stories from your past doesn’t make you cry.
  • Everyone asks if you got your haircut but all you did was brush it for once.
  • Living isn’t the worst thing to happen to you.
  • You can’t make a sweater out of your leg hair.
  • You stop worrying about what everyone will think and just live life.
  • When you realize you are becoming stronger from the challenges you face.
  • Being alone is not a negative but more of a time of reflection.
  • You speak with someone besides your pets.
  • Reminding yourself to breathe is a thing of the past.
  • When you’re open to new beginnings.
  • You smile everyday.
  • Memories become your most treasured asset.
  • You laugh out loud and mean it.
  • You can whole-heartedly tell someone else life really DOES go on.
  • When you e-mail us things you‘ve learned on your walk through widowhood.
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