COFFEE TALK | Ep 4 Being A Strong Woman

[@PamelaOBrien-vr4kl]

Thank you for sharing your story , i enjoy your channel

[@JoyfulRVExplorer]

Glad you enjoy it!

[@PamelaOBrien-vr4kl]

A strong person is a strong person !! Im glad my mom raised me strong , i can relate to life as a strong person ... As Mom has always said you cant please everyone 😊

[@JoyfulRVExplorer]

My mother raised me to be a strong woman, and I’ve only recently come to understand how much that has shaped me. I'm not complaining-without this strength, I’m not sure I could have navigated losing my husband. Just a heads-up: I won’t be posting on this channel anymore. Please visit my other channel, Dora The Explorer Begins, and subscribe. I’d love to stay in touch.

[@dianalong2457]

😇😇😇

[@doratheexplorerbegins]

Thx for watching and the comment!

[@cwfarm1]

I too am a widow, 7 years now. Married almost 50 yrs. One thing is, you never "get over it" as some people think. You just learn to live a new and very different life. I sold our RV when my husband passed away suddenly, thinking I would not travel without him. But, 2 yrs. ago I bought a new 25 ft. Class C. I have always been very independent, but I lost a lot of self confidence after he passed away. Having to make major decisions, selling our farm that I could not keep up, moving to another state being closer to my children. In my mind, I just kept saying, I can do this and I will honor my husband. In reality, what choice do I have, sit down and let life go by or do things I enjoy. Life is so very different now. I have good days and bad days and think I always will. I have friends who never did any type rving and they think I am so strong in doing this alone. Well, maybe, but life does go on and I just want my husband to be proud of me. Just my two cents worth.

[@JoyfulRVExplorer]

I'm deeply sorry for your loss. I completely agree with you-grieving is something we don’t fully get over. Personally, I don’t think I ever will. However, I'm slowly finding ways to move forward because, as you said, there’s no other choice. Life is very different now, and adapting to being alone and managing everyday tasks is challenging. I'm really glad to hear you're back to enjoying RV life. It would be wonderful to meet up someday. Just a heads-up: I won’t be posting on this channel anymore. Please visit my other channel, Dora The Explorer Begins, and subscribe. I’d love to stay in touch.

[@TheAdventuresofFunGramma]

Wow! You went over so many different things in this video. I want you to watch it again and listen to the parts at the end where you remind yourself you are a strong woman and you're not going to be concerned with what insecure people say about you. That is the right place to be. You don't owe anything to anyone other than to yourself to be all you are. Additionally, you are mourning and you need to grieve your loss however and whenever you need to, without concerns about others' impressions of what you should be doing... Grief is very personal. If you aren't a journaler, I encoucrage you to do so. I have for many years but especially in the last few it has really helped me. I was processed out of the work environment in the city I was living in last year and moved to a small town three hours from my family and friends, my "normal." I am going back in a few days after nine months. I don't even know what the future really holds. I just hope I don't have to try working full-time again because I've been too beat up by it in the last four years. I have no intentions of going away quietly because, I too, am a strong woman and I have things I want to do and places I want to go. I am now more of myself than I can remember all the way back to the age of nineteen, sad but true. And I find a lot of younger people are more accepting of me than older ones, and honestly I don't care! I'm out to have fun, live life and encourage anyone I can. Blessings to you, dear Dora!!

[@JoyfulRVExplorer]

It's interesting how, when I start a video, I have a specific topic in mind and what’s been bothering me. Yet, as I talk, so much more comes out. It’s clear I needed to express these feelings to move forward. Thank you for supporting me and for the advice about not being able to please everyone and journaling. I guess my coffee talks are kind of like one. Just a heads-up: I won’t be posting on this channel anymore. Please visit my other channel, Dora The Explorer Begins, and subscribe. I’d love to stay in touch.