Widows Quest

May 30th, 2008

My Heart Goes Out to New Yorkers

I haven’t had the best of weeks like you all know, then I put on the news and saw the crane disaster in Manhattan New York. My heart goes out to the families that were starting a new day, full of life expectation and now facing the grief of losing a loved one.
Life can be […]

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May 30th, 2008

Thinking about life rather than death

In a comment to my post called Do you Fear, Fear Itself, Mary left a comment saying
“I think fear doesn’t exist when you become excited about life and possibilities.”
Mary…thank you for helping me. I think you are right

We all feel the fear because our life has changed. It is adjusting to that change that is […]

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May 29th, 2008

Love is Not…..

I posted about relaxing to ease the fear…..it made me think about love and what love isn’t

Love isn’t something we should fear
Love isn’t something everyone enjoys…so be grateful for the feeling
Love isn’t something that disappears on death
Love isn’t remembering the good and forgetting the bad, love is remembering the whole
Love isn’t about regrets  
Love […]

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May 29th, 2008

Relax to Ease The Fear

As you know this week I have been struggling, struggling to face life ahead. The depression has been strange it has been more about a total lack of enjoyment of life……a lack of energy to face the reality. Yesterday, a friend had a free day so we went to the pictures to see the new […]

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May 27th, 2008

Dealing with the Fear

Thank you so much for the comments about this feeling of fear that I have….it meant the world to me. I loved Linda’s comment
“Courage is not the absence of fear–but the belief that something is more important than the fear.”
I have always felt that I am a courageous person. I think that is why I […]

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May 26th, 2008

Do You Fear, Fear Itself?

I am going through this phase where everything feels frightening. I fear work, I fear happiness…..I even fear people. I am trying to work through this by looking at what I am frightened of, trying to think logically about my fears.
I think when something - or someone -  is taken away from you so quickly, […]

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May 25th, 2008

Carnival of Positive Thinking

When you are grieving it is important to think about how you can turn the depression round. Each Sunday, I post articles that will help us all face the week ahead
Anna presents The Importance of Belief by Liza Minelli posted at The Engaging Brand 

GP presents Coulda Woulda Shoulda posted at Innstyle Montana- Come on Inn, […]

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May 23rd, 2008

How We Can Feel Better Through Our Body Language

When  we are depressed, when we are lonely this affects our emotions. If you catch a glimpse of yourself in a mirror you can see you round shoulders, you may be slumping or looking down. Our body language will represent our feelings.
The opposite is true. So if we think about that then we can help […]

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May 22nd, 2008

Being Alone Doesn’t Mean You Have To Be Lonely

Alone is a funny word….it oozes the sense of…well, lone-liness. When you are widowed or suffer a bereavement in the family, you have that painful feeling of being alone.
However, when you think about it, a widow or widower is not alone in the world….they may have lost their partner but that doesn’t mean that you […]

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May 21st, 2008

How do we remember our loved ones?

I was speaking to someone this week who was unsure about whether to buy a gravestone. It made me think about how we remember people. My friend’s issue was that a gravestone seemed cold, seemed bleak and I can understand her feelings.
I actually chose to plant a tree and flowers as for me, this […]

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