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Archive for June 2007

June 30th, 2007

Defining Grief

I was looking on Wikipedia about grief and found some great resources. One of the resources is called Grief’s Journey which has a wonderful quote on its front page
“Grief is a journey, often perilous and without clear direction, that must be taken. The experience of grieving cannot be ordered or categorized, hurried or controlled, pushed […]

By anna -- 0 comments

June 29th, 2007

How to Solve Money Worries Blog Carnival

Friday is here and as normal we are trying to help you come to terms with any financial worries that you may have and also how to get back on your feet.

The Free Geek presents
22 Things You Didn’t Know You Could Get for Free posted at The Free Geek.

KCLau presents How Much is Adequate […]

By anna -- 1 comment

June 28th, 2007

Angeline Jolie on Grief

I was reading an article on Teenhollywood.com in which Angeline Jolie talks about her grief over the loss of her mother. I was interested in the advice that her ex husband gave her, Billy Bob Thornton said to her
‘You’ll never get over it. It’s never going to be Ok, and once you accept that, you […]

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June 27th, 2007

Answers or Questions?

I think when we grieve we are constantly searching for answers to what has happened. Often there are no answers - or at least the answers are not ones that we want to hear. Accidents happens, death happens….the only answer is that it happens because that is life.
I have started to stop searching for answers […]

By anna -- 2 comments

June 26th, 2007

My Sympathy Goes Out…

to the people who lost people in the flash floods and heavy rain in England yesterday. I cannot imagine how it feels to be going through your day and   then to lose someone in such awful circumstances. There is no negligence, there is no health issue…just a freak of nature. Wow, heartbreaking. So for […]

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June 26th, 2007

The Most Powerful Two Words You Can Use

….are Thank You. I know that I am getting older when I start thinking that somehow much of the world seems to be losing their manners!
I often write about reaching out to people and in helping them, you help   yourself to feel better. I also think the more we say thank you when we […]

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June 25th, 2007

I have achieved my goal!

As readers will know at the start of the year, I decided to take action on the weight I had put on. I set myself a target of losing 56lbs and with Heather Gorringe, a friend that I had met on line, we started to blog and podcast   about our journey, on Middle Age […]

By anna -- 3 comments

June 24th, 2007

Positive Thinking for the Week Ahead

Sunday is the day when we can get ready for the week ahead - here are some articles that can help us find that happiness.

Meredith Mathews presents Top 10 Quotes on Joy. posted at Lemonade Stand.

James Bishop presents The Exercise and Mental Health Link posted at Finding Optimism, saying, “An inactive lifestyle increases the risk […]

By anna -- 1 comment

June 23rd, 2007

Top Tip from a Widows Quest Reader

If you have a tip but don’t want to leave a comment - no worries, just e-mail me at anna@theengagingbrand.com.
Joan shares this tip with us all
“My husband died last year and the grief has been overwhelming. One tip I would give people, is to keep one or two items visibly on show, but don’t make […]

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June 23rd, 2007

Feeling Stronger Today

After a setback, I am feeling stronger again. I have invited a couple of friends over this weekend, friends who are upbeat and I know will make me laugh. At first I wished I hadn’t invited them - being in company can be hard work. However, they arrived last night and the house suddenly had […]

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