Looking Back and Forward

Truth can be rock solid and heavy, and that’s why it can be so difficult to face it head on. While it can set you free, it hurts like a mutha when the words finally get spilled out. Three months into the pandemic, I told my husband I did not see a future for me as a couple. Me. I wanted to keep it about me.

I had been “temporarily” laid off from my job. Our staff all thought it would be over within a month or so. My husband had retired at the end of 2019. Here we were at home with lots of together time. In the beginning it felt doable; isolated from a killing virus, time to enjoy our outdoor patio…