WatchingTedLasso

Or the Pre-Preface Baby!

The working title to this book has always been, “Watching Ted Lasso & Other Difficult Sh*t”. But now I’ve reached the end of the series, you see, and it’s become more than the completion of a heavy task – drawn out if I’m honest both to savor the sweetness and to protract the conclusion and all of the emotions that inevitably need to be processed.

But before we reach the end, let’s start at the very beginning. After all, as Ms. Andrews sang it’s, ‘a very good place to start’.

Preface

Opening scene: “God Save the Queen” by Sex Pistols is playing in the background. I knew I’d like this show right then and there. Charlie liked it, too. It was one of “our” shows, and until very recently I didn’t know if I’d ever know the ending. Because I knew the ending of something else. Charlie’s life. Our marriage. My world as I knew it.

While the title of “Wife” to “Widow” changed in the blink of an eye, creating a new world for myself is an ongoing process. Being by myself for the first time in 10+ years can be a daunting task, even with a full network of supportive friends and family. There is no roadmap, guidebook, or Google Doc to truly help with the many questions, feelings and hurdles the first year of widowhood brings.

And this isn’t that either.

This is my story. Told through the lens of facing all the challenges, one episode at a time. I like to say, “I may be by myself, but I am not truly alone.” And I’m here to tell you, you’re not either.

Ted says to Coach Beard as they’re on their way to their new future, “Taking on a challenge is a lot like riding a horse. If you’re comfortable doing it, you’re probably doing it wrong.”

We have everything we need to move forward. And as the sign said, you just have to “Believe”.

Let’s go.