“As I lay sprawled out on my living room rug, the room darkening as night set in, I felt so very lost. A lone tear slid down my cheek. The kids were upstairs content in their doings. I wrapped myself up in my black knobby arm knit blanket to warm myself from the drafts of sadness and old leaky windows. Then Sara, my fierce cat, possibly sensing my need or for her own comfort of contact, comes to my aid and curls up beside me. I am no longer alone and I know then, as I’ve always known, that I have never and am never alone.”

StoryShare is a place to share your story and a place to read other people’s stories. Why is this important?

We all have a story to tell but often times we feel either embarrassed, ashamed or unworthy of our stories. Telling your story and claiming it can be very healing. How many times have you sat with yourself and had an internal dialogue going on in your head and reliving a part of your story? How often have you wanted to let your story out, to share it, and free it from the confines of your mind? More…