Coping with grief is hard as we all know. Over the weekend I got a comment from Shine on Do you ever feel tired of fighting grief, so I wanted to try and reach out this fellow widow. Here are some thoughts from me but I would love your thoughts to help this blog reader […]
Franklin Roosevelt once said
“Men are not prisoners of fate, but only prisoners of their own minds.”
As widows or widowers, we can blame fate….we can be angry at what the world has thrown at us in terms of the grieving process, we can be angry about the death of a loved one. If we stay […]
Grief is difficult, very difficult for adults but I think often underestimate the impact on children. Children are very resilient and often want to hide their true feelings as they know you are struggling to cope with all the practical issues as well as your emotions. They can often be isolated. I was interested to […]
I was at the coast this weekend - I love watching the sea. In many ways grief resembles the sea
It ebbs and flows….somedays better than others
The power of the wave of grief can be crippling
The expanse of the sea mirrors the loneliness of the bereaved
The different colours illustrates the different moods that you can […]
My nana is coming up to 100 years old and I fear the call that says that she is no longer with us. She is special to me, she has been part of my life…I love her to bits. I know that she will not be with us forever but no matter how hard I […]
As I said it would have been Dad’s birthday yesterday, although time heals the pain the sense of loss remains deep inside. I am so proud of mum who has never had much confidence, she has rebuilt her life in a way that Dad would have been proud. You can see in her eyes the […]
For people who want to create an online legacy to share with close family and friends then I have just found Living Memory.
“LivingMemory is a social network that wants to provide a space for you to create your online presence, so that there will be a central location for people searching for you, whether […]
It is coming up to a year since the untimely death of Steve Irwin. The anniversary of the death is an awful time, and I think it a wonderful idea for Steve Irwin’s widow, Terri Irwin is taking the family back to the place they had their last family holiday together. The Sydney Herald reports
“Friends […]
Michael left a comment on the post How to Overcome Negative Thoughts which I wanted to respond to, as he is feeling low from his girlfriend finishing their relationship.
Any loss is difficult to deal with and much depends on the circumstances but here are some thoughts for you, Michael.
Each Sunday I host a positive thinking […]
My main focus was to lose weight to shed the pounds that I had piled on because of my unhealthy eating whilst I was grieving. For anyone who would like to hear my story here is the link to MiddleAgeShed As well as making a new friend, my little diet buddy, I have now managed […]
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