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Another day dawns is about my journey to healing and rebuilding my life after loss as a widow, and, as a medium. Yes, I often fail miserably but, I am nothing if not persistent. I am hoping my persistence pays off this time so I can become financially independent again.
I am trying to give myself a reason to get up in the mornings, interact with the world and, hopefully try once more, to build a community, and earn a steady income.
Hi! My name is Lisa Bahr and I am a widow. Seven years and eleven months ago, in December 2016, I lost my beloved husband who was my best friend and greatest supporter. And, even though I am also an evidential medium, intuitive life coach, gamer, former radio show host/producer/writer, job & interview coach, freelance writer/editor/proofreader, personnel recruiter, and, operations manager, I am foremost a widow. I will never NOT be a widow. It is who I am now and I am forever changed by this loss.
I have been trying to find my voice in this new writing venture for a couple of years now, and have found it difficult. Another Day Dawns is the name of my long dormant job and life coaching website and blog where I was a much more cheerful, positive person.
You could tell I felt safe. You could tell I had support. Well, that’s changed, and that’s why it’s been so difficult. I am no longer that person. I no longer have that support. I no longer have that friendship to rely on to keep me grounded, comforted, and safe.
At my core, I am the same compassionate, kind and loving woman I’ve always been but I’m still grieving, still healing, and to be honest, I need work to help me heal. I need work to help me live. I need work to help me feel useful and that I matter to someone in this world.
The person who mattered the most to me is gone. The person who made me feel like I mattered is gone. If you are a widow, you know exactly what I mean. And, if you are a widow, there’s a very good chance you’ve been abandoned, too. I want you to know: you are not alone on this journey.
Here’s the thing: I do know what I want to do. I want to help people through my writing and my mediumship/intuitive work. I’m hoping to release videos and hold live virtual events for widows and others who are grieving. I want to expand on my abilities, comfort people, give them insights, and hope because this work also helps me with my grieving. It reminds me that I’m not alone. You are not alone.
Even when grief blocks us from sensing their energy and/or recognizing the signs they send us, our loved ones are around us, supporting, encouraging and loving us still, even though they are no longer in physical form. And, we all need this reassurance and comfort. I know I certainly do.
Tapping into the love that is shared with me from Spirit is precious to me and I am honored when someone allows me to connect with their loved ones on the Other Side, as they share personal validations and messages with me. Often, those messages resonate with myself as well.
Plus, I am an extrovert and get energized from my interactions with people, and in this journey with my grief, I have desperately needed that energy, but like the majority of widows, I have been abandoned and isolated. Look for future essays on that aspect of grief, especially for widows. That isolation has drained my energy. It’s been extremely difficult to get motivated to do anything. It’s difficult to draw on reserves you simply do not have. Hey, I need people! I miss helping them! I miss talking to them!
I also want to help myself and my son, not just survive but thrive, even in a world gone mad. I want to create a safe haven for myself and my son, and, frankly, I need money to do that (I have a lot of home repairs that need to be done in a house long neglected). I want to be, and need to be, financially able to do those repairs.
At this time, my ultimate goal is to move back up north. I’m in Florida and have been here for FAR too long. I miss Autumn and all its colors, and the hush of fallen snow that my son doesn’t remember. We won’t move as far north from whence we came, but far enough to have the four seasons so we can spend more time outside.
For you, my widowed sisters, I want to share my journey to healing and rebuilding my life after loss in the hopes you will find comfort knowing you are not alone in the challenges widows face in rebuilding your life after loss. We will carry our grief with us forever because our grief is a sign of our love, and our love for our spouses will always be in our hearts. It is how we carry that grief that evolves. Let’s carry it together until we get to the point where we remember them with more smiles than tears. That time will come. I promise.
So, Another Day Dawns offers both of us, all of us, the opportunity for widows to be heard, to be seen, to be understood. By sharing my journey, I also hope to enlighten family members and friends who know a widow in their lives, so they can gain insights on our unique journey with grief, and how we strive to heal from our losses, and how they can help us on this journey. It’s simpler than you think. And I want to thank you for visiting, reading, subscribing to this newsletter especially. This is the first step in supporting the widow you know in your life.
All of us deserve a meaningful, prosperous life filled with love, hope, and friendship. That’s what I seek to build here, with my writing and my mediumship and intuitive work. I know I deserve that. I know my son deserves that. And, I know you do, too.
Please join me on this journey. I’d really love the company and the support.💜🙏 ☮️
P.S. In the future, I will be publishing only once a week but, for now, I’ll be posting a few times a week, and I will be turning on “For Paid Subscribers Only” shortly. This will then give you access to the full essay and to the ability to comment on my essays.
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