Patient Waiting – The Gift of the Unknown

Dorothy Sander's avatarAging Abundantly | Women Over Fifty | Empty Nesters | Caregivers | Aging Gracefully

grandmother-in-rocking-chairLife is a mystery. A dash to a finish line that keeps moving and morphing and a path that changes from sand to gravel to treacherous rock. What are we to make of this crazy journey on planet earth, now that our days are fewer and we can no longer ignore the ending?

I’ve always had an uncanny ability to see too far into the future, both the good and the bad; the result of a hyper-tuned intuitive sense developed from a childhood of silence, I suppose. Sensing the possibilities in any given situation has been the magnet that has drawn me through life. It served me well when I listened to it. Not so much, when I didn’t.

Now, however, when the mystery of life beyond is the next great frontier, I find it more difficult to know what to do with this ability. I want to leap over…

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About Sue Diane Rosenbloom, CT, MA

Thanatologist: Loss, Trauma, Crisis, Death, and Grief Educator - My blog is for educational purposes only. I am not a licensed professional counselor - Bachelor of Arts in Human Studies - Marylhurst University (2007) Certificate in Thanatology - Hood College (2008) Master of Arts in Thanatology - Hood College (2009) Certificate in Thanatology - The Association for Death Education and Counseling (the highest level of loss and grief education). * Hospice, Alzheimer's, and Senior's Advocate * Former first responder for Trauma Intervention Program, Inc. (TIP) * Former Hospice and Bereavement Volunteer for Providence Hospice Bereavement Program * Association for Death Education and Counseling Member * National Alliance for Bereavement of Children * Hood College Thanatology Association * American Group Psychotherapy Association * Hospice, Loss, Grief and Bereavement Researcher
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