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Ajai Blue-Saunders is a servant leader and runs a nonprofit in the Richmond VA area. She is always seeking ways to encourage and serve others, even while experiencing the sudden death of her husband in 2015. Her work experience includes project development, herbalist, management, supervision and overseeing several companies and nonprofits.

Ajai has a heart for the disability community and serves on many local and national boards. She currently is solo parenting an artistic adult daughter with disabilitiies and together they are navigating this life with faith and love. She currently runs a widow's support group that meets monthly sponsored by a local funeral home which provides a safe place for widows to experience their grief journey with love and compassion.

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Pressing Pause

by Ajai Blue-Saunders in Coping Mechanisms, Grief, Hope for Widows Foundation, Mental Health, Widowhood Journey
October 28, 2021
For some widows, the idea of taking time out for oneself brings up dreaded thoughts of being alone.  I for one, am the opposite.  I’ve always enjoyed being alone with my thoughts and energy to reflect and ponder.  Even as ...
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It’s ok

by Ajai Blue-Saunders in Coping Mechanisms, Grief, Hope and Healing, Hope for Widows Foundation, Mental Health, Widowhood Journey
September 27, 2021
Grieving in our time has gotten so complicated, in my opinion.  As widows we’ve come to rely on grief experts, along with scholarly journals and a wealth of information to help us navigate these uncharted waters.  Most of us are ...
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Being True

by Ajai Blue-Saunders in Coping Mechanisms, Grief, Hope and Healing, Hope for Widows Foundation, Widowhood Journey
July 31, 2021July 30, 2021
  My natural tendencies are to encourage people. To always cheer people on and look at the bright side of most things in life. As I think back, this optimistic attitude has been a constant in my life. I’ve held ...
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To Belong

by Ajai Blue-Saunders in Coping Mechanisms, Grief, Health and Wellness, Hope for Widows Foundation, Widowhood Journey
June 26, 2021
I run a widow’s peer support group that meets monthly.  We gather from all walks of life and all parts of the metro area to share stories and heartaches, mostly through tears.  Tears are not a requirement of belonging, but ...
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Being Stuck

by Ajai Blue-Saunders in Coping Mechanisms, Grief, Hope and Healing, Hope for Widows Foundation, Widowhood Journey
May 28, 2021
A few months ago, March 23, 2021 to be exact, an international crisis happened that sent ripples throughout the world.  A massive container ship, the Ever Given was stuck for over a week in the Suez Canal, one of the ...
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A Plant to Live

by Ajai Blue-Saunders in Coping Mechanisms, Grief, Health and Wellness, Hope and Healing, Hope for Widows Foundation, Widowhood Journey
April 26, 2021April 26, 2021
I brought a plant.  Well, I actually brought a hanging outdoor plant. While this act may not be worth celebrating to you, it was a big deal to me.  You see, for the past 6 years I have not purchased ...
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Skipping Lent

by Ajai Blue-Saunders in Coping Mechanisms, Grief, Health and Wellness, Hope and Healing, Hope for Widows Foundation, Mental Health, Widowhood Journey
March 5, 2021
Some people in religious traditions use the time between Ash Wednesday February 17 and Easter Sunday April 3rd to celebrate Lent. Lent is a special time of reflection and faith and is often practiced by “giving up something”.  Its most ...
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Celebration in Minor

by Ajai Blue-Saunders in Coping Mechanisms, Grief, Hope and Healing, Hope for Widows Foundation, Widowhood Journey
January 29, 2021
Well, it’s that time again.  A time to reflect.  A time to ponder. A time in my life that used to mean so much more, than it does now. It’s my birthday.  The last day of the first month.  January ...
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The Address Shift

by Ajai Blue-Saunders in Grief, Hope and Healing, Hope for Widows Foundation, Solo Parenting, Widowhood Journey
December 29, 2020December 29, 2020
I made a shift last week. A shift in the way I think and possibility in the way I feel.  I became a homeowner again.  I took the plunge and signed hundreds of white pages of bland, boring documents that ...
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Hands that Hold

by Ajai Blue-Saunders in Coping Mechanisms, Health and Wellness, Hope and Healing, Hope for Widows Foundation, Solo Parenting, Widowhood Journey
November 9, 2020
At the top of my stairs is a picture of hands.   Hands lovingly placed in a picture given to me by a family friend of the last Thanksgiving dinner my husband had with us as a family in 2014.   ...
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