{"id":11631,"date":"2022-11-23T13:35:39","date_gmt":"2022-11-23T19:35:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/morgansstalking.com\/?p=11631"},"modified":"2022-11-23T13:35:39","modified_gmt":"2022-11-23T19:35:39","slug":"surviving-the-holidays","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/morgansstalking.com\/?p=11631","title":{"rendered":"SURVIVING THE HOLIDAYS…"},"content":{"rendered":"

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If you are like me, the closer it gets to the holidays, the harder it is to breathe. I try to ignore the pain in my heart, and the deep sadness as much as I can, but it still keeps coming back. The pain is very real, and time cannot take that pain away.<\/span><\/p>\n

Every place I go, every young woman I see with a smile on their face, reminds me that Morgan is gone and can not share the upcoming holiday with us. There will always be that one empty chair at our table.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

On Thanksgiving, I will never again hear Morgan humming, while making her pumpkin gooey cake in the kitchen, or prepping her stuffed mushrooms. Never again, will I hear the keyboard playing music, along with her beautiful voice, as she sings and plays a song, while I cook for our guests.<\/span><\/p>\n

I have so much to be grateful for, and I try to remember that every day, but at times like this it is so very hard. Sometimes, all it takes is a smell or a sound, or nothing at all, to reopen that wound, and crush me, right down to my soul.<\/span><\/p>\n

With Thanksgiving arriving tomorrow, in order to survive the holidays, this is what I would like to share with all of you.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Remember, there are NO rules when it comes to surviving grief. When missing a huge part of yourself, you need to do what feels right for you.<\/span><\/p>\n