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It was a cold winter. The day my husband fell to his death, it started to snow, just
1 any November day.
His
2 , when I found it, was lightly covered with snow. It snowed almost every day for the next four months,
while I sat on the couch and watched it
3 . One morning, I walked slowly
4 and was surprised to see a
snow remover clearing my driveway and the bent back of a woman clearing my walk. I dropped to my knees
and crawled back upstairs,
5 those good people would not see me I was
6 . My first thought was, how
would I ever
7 them? I didn't have the
8 to brash my hair,
9 clear someone's walk.
Before Jon's death, I felt proud that I
10 asked for favors. I identified myself by my competence and
11 .
So who was I if I was no longer capable? How could I
12 myself if I iust sat on the couch every day and
watched the snow fall?
Learning to receive the love and
13 from others wasn't easy. Friends cooked for me and I cried. Finally,
my friend Kathy said, "Mary, cooking for you isn't a
14 for me; it makes me feel good to be able to do
something for you."
Over and over, I heard
15 words from the people who supported me during those
16 days. One wise
man told me, "You aren't doing nothing because being fully open to your
17 may be the hardest work you will
ever do."
I am not the person I
18 was, but in many ways I have changed for the
19 . I've been surprised to learn
that there is incredible freedom coming from
20 one's worst fear and walking away whole. I believe there is
strength, for sure, in accepting a dark period of our life.
( )1. A. on
( )2. A. body
( )3. A. sweep up
( )4. A. upstairs
( )5. A. so
( )6. A. delighted
( )7. A. pay
( )8. A. courage
( )9. A. stand alone
( )10. A. frequently
( )11. A. intelligence
( )12. A. achieve
( )13. A. supply
( )14. A. burden
( )15. A. sensitive
( )16. A. blue
( )17. A. despair
( )18. A. still
( )19. A. worse
( )20. A. facing |
B. in
B. soul
B. drop off
B. downstairs
B. yet
B. disappointed
B. award
B. strength
B. leave alone
B. gradually
B. independence
B. praise
B. support
B. job
B. same
B. rainy
B. difficulty
B. once
B. less
B. noticing |
C. like
C. shoe
C. fall down
C. indoors
C. and
C. annoyed
C. reward
C. spirit
C. sit alone
C. hardly
C. excellence
C. respect
C. contribution
C. business
C. considerate
C. bright
C. pain
C. even
C. more
C. managing |
D. for
D. footprint
D. pile up
D. outdoors
D. for
D. ashamed
D. treat
D. power
D. let alone
D. uncertainly
D. qualification
D. promote
D. encouragement
D. sorrow
D. similar
D. snowy
D. regret
D. never
D. better
D. expressing |