Thanks for talking about this. I wasted most of my life working my ass off, but now I'm a nomad in a sweet little campervan. I'm glad I woke up before my expiration date.

@FeelingsandCo

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You are living the dream! I love to hear this. And you didn’t waste your life, all that work got you to this sweet life!

Thank you for your fresh perspective. It just makes so much sense. In this world of excess we have come to expect a drug store on every corner and the availability of food and other goods instantaneously. Often during pandemic times, my husband and I would discuss how this became the norm and we thought it would make our lives simpler by acquiring more, instead of using what we already had. We would joke to "shop at home" first because we may already have what we thought we needed. Last year, I lost my husband. I soon realized he had left me with all his stuff......because we know you can't take it with you. I became overwhelmed with stuff - his, mine, our daughter's and my mom's. I certainly don't need 20 screwdrivers or 3 sets of fine china (actually, not even 1). As I have pondered what my new path looks like, I have come to envy the folks who have found a simpler approach. I look forward to: watching the birds, smelling the roses, enjoying a sunset and just spending time with folks I enjoy. Sweet and simple 😊

@FeelingsandCo

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I still have a storage unit of my dead husband’s many collections. Some of the stuff is just stuff and some of it feels like…oh my GOD DUDE WHY DID YOU HAVE SO MANY DRILLS YOU WEREN’T EVEN THAT HANDY! 😂 wishing you peace and joy on this widowhood journey.

I think it is wonderful that you have ambition which means you actually kind of know where you want to go and where you want to end up.

@FeelingsandCo

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This is a nice reframe!

There is absolutely nothing wrong with being content with simplicity. Having a simple life is frowned upon in our Hyper Active society! My wife and I were so happy being simple and in a simple house, there is nothing wrong with simplicity. In fact I know so many people that think having more and more is going to achieve happiness and I just laugh!!!😂 I look at them and inside my mind I am thinking what a dumb sh**t! Try going through care giving and losing my wife of 33 years to cancer and then maybe you will get the true meaning of life!!! I really love your show Nora, and Thank you so much for being true. It's only been about 4 months since my wife's passing, and your words bring me comfort in this crazy world.

@FeelingsandCo

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Four months!!! It’s so fresh, and I wish I could give you a hug and hear all about your wife. It sounds like the two of you really had it figured out.

@chrishardesty4799

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Hi Nora, I have lost a lot of people in my life. Losing my soul mate, my wife is the most heart shattering emotion I have ever felt!!! It's complete torture mentally and physically!!! Her name was Karen Rose 🌹 The last 2 years before she died I was her Caregiver 24/7. 4 different PET Scans for her cancer in 2 years. 8 different Brain MRI's for her brain. Before her cancer diagnosis she showed no symptoms, just a slight cough. We went in to get some antibiotics and while there they did a chest X-ray which revealed a very tiny spot in her left lung. That same night, we went to the hospital and the CT scan revealed it was a malignant neoplasm 5 millimeters. To say we were shocked would be putting it mildly!!! We went in for more tests the following week and found out from her Brain MRI and her PET scan that the little tumor has spread cancer into her brain and into her right leg on her bones. We thought we were in the worst nightmare ever, but it wasn't a nightmare! Karen Rose 🌹 needed to have Whole Brain Radiation which is radical and also radiation for her right leg for 10 straight days. Here was my beautiful wife going through this living hell and yet she was one of the sweetest souls I have ever met in my life. She started a targeted drug called Tagrisso for her shitty cancer. It worked, but the drug was so awful on her little body. We were killing shitty cancer, but at the same time I am watching my wife almost dissolve before my eyes. At first we had help from family and friends, but these people also drifted away from us. After all who wants to hang around us when we were going through hell here on earth!!! I tried my best to do everything I could to save her, and I was also working from home full time. Karen Rose 🌹 got Covid in January 2024 and she had an Ischemic stroke on the right side of her brain. It was a very massive stroke, unrecoverable. My Angel for the last 33 years of my life was taken from me!!! She was absolutely the most Awesome, Compassionate, and Beautiful inside and outside person I had and ever will know!!! Each day and night is a struggle, our world of hurry, hurry, hurry, makes me sick!!!!! Grief and Grieving does not go away a person still has this loss they carry with them. When I listen to people around me talk about the most worthless shit I have ever heard it is completely sickening!!! I am having the most difficult time of my life, but I remain Hopeful in listening to others experiences with loss. I know I am not alone, and you have provided HOPE with your words and humor. You are Awesome and Compassionate for reaching out to others!!! Thank you from the bottom of my heart for your words of wisdom and words I can relate to. Take Care, Chris 💗🌹

I know, after my husband died, that it could all end tomorrow, so my approach is “Fuck it! I will work as little as possible to get by.” I have zero ambition, aside from needing a job to pay the bills. (Damn late-stage capitalism, anyway.) And I have a happy little life now. Mostly. Except for the dead husband thing.

@FeelingsandCo

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Hell yeah, Jo!

I pined for a simple life lol she should feel lucky