There are many different meanings to "going it alone".
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There are many different meanings to “going it alone”.
After our conversation, “Going Going Gone Solo” a couple of weeks back I knew I wanted to explore this subject of “solo” further. There are so many ways women are flying solo and this is just one of them.

I am in awe of women every day.

I am constantly amazed by our strength and courage when we are faced with difficult situations, tragedies and loss. I am bowled over by our creative abilities and our dedication to friends and family. We are problem solvers first and foremost and I believe we can do anything we set our minds to. Our ability to love and to forgive reaches forever, even though as women we can be tested on a daily basis.
I asked my friend Meg, who you may recall penned the incredibly clever and droll, The Laurel Hedge, to write about going “solo’. Meg is smart and funny; she is Australian. Her sense of humour is deprecating but without an ounce of self-pity. Her words so often resonate with me because they tell it like it is; she can describe the rough underbelly of life with a diamond wit and uplifting humour. There is simply something about her.

Meg knows what it is like to go “solo” and so here she is:

Four years ago after a very sudden & unexpected divorce, I found myself living alone...