I think learning to love again, or learning to see that loving again is acceptable as a widow or widower after suffering a tragedy is the hardest thing. I remember a quote from Iris Murdoch who said
“We can only learn to love, by loving”
As widows or widowers we could change that to
“We can only learn […]
I came across this quote from Mark Steven Johnson
“Everything you do in life, every choice you make, has a consequence. When you do things without thinkin’, then you ain’t makin’ the choice. The choice is makin’ you.”
After the dismal week I have had, this quote helped me. It is so true that life is about […]
I spoke with an old friend tonight, who lost her husband in a road accident about 5 years ago. His death was a shock and she went through a severe depression resulting in quite a dependency on anti depressants. She really could never imagine life without him and we feared a suicide bid.
She phoned to […]
I was speaking with a friend last night who has just found a new love, she was widowed about 4 years ago and had struggled with life after her husbands death. Last night she said something that I thought was worth sharing…
“I suddenly realised that I wasn’t married. When you take you vows you are […]
It is a question that often comes up in my mind. Firstly, I feel guilty about even thinking about falling in love again, I feel I don’t want to love again as though that would somehow be wrong and yet I know that there is nothing I can do to bring him back. I am […]
I just love stories that show us hope, that show us that we can find love again. I read this heart warming story
Here is a snippett from the story of Edna L. Fugiel, 77, and Michael C. Fugiel, 88, for whom love has proved timeless and ageless.
“After my husband died, I wrote on a little […]
Possibly one of the most famous widows is Yoko Ono, who was married to John Lennon. She is 74 now and is just launching a new album - at 74! Speaking on metromix.com she says
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Although she hasn’t released an album of all-new material in more than a decade, she’s stayed current with remix records […]
I got a comment about how to meet new people. I think the first thing I would say is that just like something that you have lost and are looking for - if you search too hard then you cannot find it! For me, it is about putting yourself back in a social circle, enjoying […]
When you lose someone it is very difficult to ever see yourself loving another. And yet as humans we have this ingrained emotion that needs to be loved and to love. But will anyone ever take their place?
The answer is no, noone ever will. But your heart has lots of love, it may keep a […]
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