Widows Quest

October 31st, 2007

The Power of a Hug

Ever wondered why you feel better from a hug…ever felt how you miss the hug of your loved one….how death has stripped you of a wonderfully uplifting hug?
Well I was reading this article produced by The Pacific Institute which says
“… demonstrated love and affection is important to our mental and physical health at every age. […]

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October 30th, 2007

Top Earning Dead Celebrities

Now we struggle to make ends meet whilst we live and often when we lose someone that causes us huge financial worries (That is why I run the Financial Tips Blog Carnival each Friday)
 Forbes sees no such worries for Elvis Presley who tops the highest earners with $49 million dollars in the last year. TwoBeatles […]

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October 30th, 2007

A Smile A Day Takes The Loneliness Away

I often get asked “How do I feel better?”
Oh, I so wish that there was an easy answer and there isn’t…..but there is one thing that can make a big difference…..SMILE.
S= Smiling is wonderfully contagious…the more you smile, the more people smile at you…the more happier you feel.
M= Make sure that you smile at yourself […]

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October 29th, 2007

Carnival of Positive Thinking

Welcome to our weekly round of of articles that help us think more postively during this week. As I always say our mood, our happiness may feel out of our control but we are in control - hope these articles help you find peace this week.
Marc and Angel presents Real Friends Never Grow Apart […]

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October 28th, 2007

The Need to Love Yourself

When change happens in your life, when you are faced with grief, faced with depression, faced with loneliness…remember this line from the book, “The Psychology of Romantic Love,” Nathaniel Brandon wrote, “The first affair we must consummate successfully is the love affair with ourselves. Only then are we ready for other love relationships.”
The author Nathaniel […]

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October 27th, 2007

The Sum Total of Grief

There is a wonderful quote from Jean Paul Satre that says
“In love, one and one are one”
A wonderful thought…..I would add for someone who loses their loved one, so here is Anna “doing” Satre
“In grief, one minus one is nothing”  
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October 26th, 2007

A wonderful thought on family life

I saw this quote from George Bernard Shaw
“If you cannot get rid of the family skeleton, you may as well make it dance.”
It made me smile, it also made me think that you could change it to
“If you cannot get rid of the family grief, you may as well make it dance!”
How would you do […]

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October 25th, 2007

Our latest (and last) winner of the Blogtoberfest!

Our final winner of the blogtoberfest is Ron Patiro, who left a great comment on the We Can Make a Difference post. The prize is a handprint ornament gift which I hope you will enjoy from BabySakes, who I would like to thank for sponsoring this post. Congratulations both to

Ron and […]

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October 25th, 2007

Algarve Tragedy

My heartfelt thoughts go out to Rosie Fry, 11, and her brother George, nine, lost their parents, Deb and Bob, while Alex Dinsmore, nine, and his sister Lydia, 11, lost their mum Jean. The parents drowned whilst saving their children from treacherous currents off the Portuguese coast. The Daily Mail reports
“Off-duty lifeguard, Daniel Salvaterra, 33, […]

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October 25th, 2007

How to Solve Your Money Worries

Grief is difficult in itself but when money worries surface it can feel as though the whole world is against you. I know that many of you who write to me are facing financial difficulties and therefore each week I host a blog carnival to give you ideas of how to reduce debt and also […]

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