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Widows Quest

July 30th, 2008

Inspiring Quote for Older Widows and Widowers

Agatha Christie said
“I have enjoyed greatly the second blooming that comes when you finish the life of the emotions and of personal relations; and suddenly find - at the age of fifty, say - that a whole new life has opened before you, filled with things you can think about, study, or read about…It is […]

By anna -- 2 comments

June 9th, 2008

My Only Sign From Beyond The Grave Was Fear…

I urge you to read the comment that Jackie left to Grief Brings Loneliness but I am Never Alone, it touched my heart and I will never see a rainbow in the same light.
I so wish that I had received a sign that he is OK. The only emotion that I ever had was returning […]

By anna -- 6 comments

May 20th, 2008

A Poem on Grief

I received a wonderful email from one of the Widows Quest readers who has written this poem about her grief - she would love to turn it into a song so she is starting to learn the piano to put it to music. I love sharing our thoughts so if you have something you want […]

By anna -- 5 comments

April 11th, 2008

Funerals - The Best and Worst of Human Nature

I wrote yesterday about a family friend who had died this week. The funeral was today. At the funeral someone asked
“What do you think he has left behind?”  I replied
“A friendship that was constant and authentic. A passion for the truth. A trail of love and respect”
They answered
“No I mean money?”
I am not often stuck […]

By anna -- 2 comments

April 10th, 2008

The Loss of a Gentleman

I have been working out in the USA this last week, I have just got home and Mum has told me how one of her best friends has just died. He didn’t feel ill - just went in for a regular check up for diabetes, they found a problem took him in to hospital. They […]

By anna -- 2 comments

January 30th, 2008

What are your passions?

I came across this quote that made me think, it is by Charolotte-Catherine
“The more passions and desires one has, the more ways one has of being happy.”
The issue is that one of our passions has died, the bereavement can make us feel that all our passion has disappeared. In reality that is not true. We […]

By anna -- 1 comment

January 2nd, 2008

Their Love and Life Lives On

Mum spent New Years Eve with me as she normally does since Dad died. Normally, about 10pm she disappears to her bedroom for a few tears….and I give her a few moments then go and give her a hug. However, this year…a little sadness in the eyes but no tears. I said to her, that […]

By anna -- 3 comments