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Archive for November 2006

November 30th, 2006

Looks are important!

It is easy to let your personal appearance go when you are feeling down, depressed or lonely. I have just been to get my hair cut and I have to say I feel so much better….it only took about 45 minutes, there and back and now I feel so much better in myself. It is […]

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November 30th, 2006

My mum starts a fitness group at 76!

It is true, my mum has many friends who have lost their husbands or wives…..she was feeling down with winter now bringing the dark nights, so she decided with her friends to start an exercise group. The reason is that when it is dark she doesn’t feel like going out, then she feels depressed, then […]

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November 29th, 2006

Books for Children on Bereavement

I would like to thank Hsien form Play Library for this link. If you have children and you are trying to help them come to terms with bereavement or death then here are a set of books to help….If anyone has any recommendations let us know.
Tags: b5media, broken-heart, career, children, dating, family, kids, parenting, relationships, […]

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November 29th, 2006

I believe in me!

When you endure grief it is extremely difficult to be postive - in fact I actually did not want to. Then I found a little card that he gave me, I read it every day and can hear him speaking the words….it fills me with energy to cope with the loneliness and depression.
I believe in […]

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November 28th, 2006

Love, Rage, Fear - 3 in built behaviours

Dr John Watson a founder of behavourism, said that a child has 3 behaviours as part of their emotional inventory. Love, fear and rage. I was reading about it in relation to learning, but it made me think about grief - as these 3 words flow through your body during the bereavement process….intermingling, clashing, hurting. […]

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November 28th, 2006

How you have changed before and after grief

I was thinking about the time when we met, all those years ago….it made me think about how much I had changed during the relationship. I am not the same person now, than at the time I fell in love. Then grief changed me again. Actually if I take off the rose tinted glasses a […]

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November 27th, 2006

A lesson from Demi Moore

I was watching a film last night with Demi Moore in which she lost a child…..leading to journey of self discovery and a traumatic storyline! At the end one of the characters says to her something like…
Its time to let go of his death and enjoy the memories
This really hit home to me, letting go […]

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November 27th, 2006

Trust - cherish it

When someone dies, you can lose trust. You don’t want to trust someone else with your heart, trust in your beliefs - how can they take someone so good? and trust in your ability to survive.
Trust is such a fundamental part of life…don’t mistake grief for a reason not to trust. Trust has brought you […]

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November 26th, 2006

Blog Carnival of Postive Thinking to help with Depression and Loneliness

Welcome to the November 20, 2006 edition of positive thinking. I hope that this will give you some energy to start the week and cope with your loss.
Mabelandharry presents Are Winter blues affecting your motivation? posted at MabelandHarry.
The Engaging Brand presents The Happiness Formula pasted at The Engaging Brand
Wenchypoo presents Elements of Character posted at […]

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November 25th, 2006

Remembering our loved ones - an idea for the children

My friend that I spoke about earlier this week, has a great way of helping her children remember their father and creating a mini legacy.
This weekend they are going to a craft shop, and buying cards, sticky stars, glitter etc…..and then making decorations for the tree with pictures of their dad. What a great way […]

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