Preparing for a Loss

by María Tomás-Keegan | Grief/Loss, heal, Life Lessons, Life Transitions

What do you have to be grateful for this week? Focus on that for a few moments today. Breathe it in. And smile. It’s been an amazingly bittersweet week for me. Here’s the sweet part: This week, my new book, Upside Down to Right Side Up, launched in Kindle format and...

Are You Ready to Burst into Bloom?

by María Tomás-Keegan | Choices, Grief/Loss, Inspiration, Life Lessons, Life Transitions, Persistence, Women, Women in Transition

What does it mean to “burst into bloom?”   To me it means that I feel overjoyed by something.  Something I’ve accomplished or created or nurtured has turned out well. When I “do what I love and love what I do” there is nothing that can...

Transitions ~ A Valentine’s Butterfly for You

by María Tomás-Keegan | Divorce, Grief/Loss, Transitions

Valentine’s Day can be tough for some people, especially women going through transitions, I think.  It can be a sad reminder of better times when current times are not going so smoothly.  It can be a reminder that some of us are alone, rather than connected...

Grief and Loss ~ Tennyson was right about it!

by María Tomás-Keegan | Grief/Loss, Transitions

 I’m not an expert on grief and loss; I’ve just felt a lot of it.  I don’t know anyone who is an expert.  All I know is it’s one of those raw emotions that tear us up inside and lasts too damn long. The person going through the grief feels lost … the people trying to...