C. S. Lewis came to mind this morning. His book, "A Grief Observed," was one of many lifelines that assisted my walk through a very tender time. For one thing, I was astounded to find many of the passages contained in the book were either thoughts I had had or words I, myself, had spoken. (It is reassuring to feel one's own so-called *"strangeness" validated in this way.) Secondly, I thought about Lewis' seeing the need to explain why the title of the book is not "Grief Observed" but "A Grief Observed." The first generalizes (here's how to do it); the second personalizes (here's how I am doing it.) One is up for debate; the other is not. With that in mind, I think I should change the title of this Blog to "A Life's Journey Observed."
Word association: "Big A...little a...what begins with A? Aunt Annie's alligator! A...A...A!" -Dr. Seuss
*I purposely used the word "strange" rather than "unique" since "unique" implies (to me) a certain element of confidence that I do not own. Thus, my need for validation.
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