Thank You Thirty Thousand Times!

I believe in celebrating milestones (actually, any excuse for a party).  It is so important to express joy, and gratitude for every special moment in our lives, and in the lives of those we love and care about.

Widow's Endorphins has been viewed 30-thousand times!  I am so grateful to each one of you for taking time to read this blog, look at the photographs, and perhaps share the posts with your friends.  WE could not have done this without YOU!

In just over three years, I have published 335 blogposts.  There are a few which have resonated with readers - both men and women.  Gone Fishin' from September of 2015 is one of my favourites, perhaps because it describes a turning point in grief.  Let me know if you too, see the photobombing fisherman in the shadows.  

http://widowsendorphins.blogspot.ca/2015/09/gone-fishin.html

Earlier this year, the Groundhog Day post, I'm Not Afraid of My Shadow! spoke for so many.  We all experience self doubt, often questionning whether we are worthy.  Since that February post, I've continued to push myself out of my comfort zone, and others have too.  It's been liberating.  For those who haven't read it, here it is again...

https://widowsendorphins.blogspot.ca/2018/02/im-not-afraid-of-my-shadow.html

The most popular Widow's Endorphins blogpost?  Naturally, one on gratitude!  It is with deepest gratitude to each of you, that I respost this blog, from September of 2017 called, Gratitude.  

https://widowsendorphins.blogspot.ca/2017/09/gratitude.html

The cover photograph of an apricot rose and pale pink ranunculus features the iconic Paris landmark, the Arc de Triomphe in the background (it's an empty caramel candy tin).  When I started writing Widow's Endorphins, I said that endorphins were natural pain and stress relievers, and that flowers and floral photography were my endorphins.  I know my life would not have been as rich without this cathartic process...I also know that in a sense, it has helped me triumph over aching grief.  It feels good to laugh again!

If you're curious, the top ten most viewed blogposts are:

Gratitude  September 25, 2017
Time is a Gift  March 25, 2018
Healing the World, One Heart at a Time  October 5, 2017
Fifty Shades of Pink:  If Lipstick Could Talk  March 31, 2018
Paper for the First Year  October 11, 2017
I'm Not Afraid of My Shadow!  February 2, 2018
La Vie en Rose:  Life Through Rose Coloured Glasses  April 8, 2018
Au Revoir, Mum  June 28, 2017
March Forth  March 3, 2015
Fairies, Butterflies and Ladybugs  August 27, 2017

Photographs Copyright of:  Ruth Adams, Widow's Endorphins Photographic Images Incorporated.