by Lori LoCicero | Jan 7, 2019 | Life Lessons |
I’ve always been a huge fan of games. I have fond childhood memories of a game closet filled with options and the endless hours spent playing pinball with my brother, card games with my parents and Mahjong with my grandmother. This past holiday break, I stirred up...
by Lori LoCicero | Dec 18, 2017 | Grieving, Life Lessons, Post-Traumatic Growth |
I give myself the same gift every year. Permission. Permission to be authentic with my grief. Permission to lean into the darkness while acknowledging it’s “OK to not be OK” for a while. Permission to play my grief card and say “no” to any invitation or skip any...
by Lori LoCicero | Nov 29, 2017 | Life Lessons |
It was late. We were hungry. A holiday week of many-a-meals eaten at odd hours had thrown our metabolisms into a funk and appetites onto a schedule of their own. Driving home hours after consuming yet another large 4 pm afternoon meal, I gave in to the hunger cries...
by Lori LoCicero | Dec 8, 2016 | Life Lessons, Post-Traumatic Growth |
From the moment it was assigned, my son knew immediately what subject matter his mixed media art project would cover. He came home asking me for purple paints and ribbons and a picture of his late father, Joe. He wanted to honor his memory through tribute art. I...
by Lori LoCicero | Sep 30, 2016 | Grieving, Life Lessons, Post-Traumatic Growth |
Another loss. Another funeral. This one for a friend’s husband. A loving father and fearless warrior who held strong, endured unimaginable pain and fought courageously for every last moment of this life. The similarities of struggle and loss stir painful...
by Lori LoCicero | Sep 2, 2016 | Grieving, Life Lessons |
Bad things come in threes. Sad but true, and as much as I’d love to ignore this little superstition, it seems to have once again unfortunately entered my life. Two dear friends recently lost their spouses, dying much too young. Another friend’s wife has taken a turn...
