April 11th, 2008
Reflecting after a death is something that we do naturally. However, I think it is so important to make that reflection two way so that we grow and mature from the experience
R = Remember the good times and think what you brought to them so that you can learn about what makes you and those […]
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March 10th, 2008
When you grieve you can so easily concentrate on death, or dying that you can forget the purpose of life. Life and death are circular friends who dance with each other day in day out…so what is my take on life?
L= Love and to be loved
I = Inspire a legacy which you can be […]
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March 10th, 2008
What a tough weekend, I feel as though I have been on a rollercoaster of emotion. Though not that many ups..just twists and downs really :)
One thing that I have had to learn is that when those feelings hit you - and almost surprise you - then you need to reach out for help. It […]
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February 22nd, 2008
Today is my birthday and in many ways it feels lonely and yet in others it has been wonderful.
Yes, I am another year older..yes, I would love to be surrounded by those people I have loved and lost..yes, I sense the loneliness.
Yet today it is strange because of social networks like Twitter, Facebook and here […]
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November 26th, 2007
I have found such solace on the web and found so many people who have helped me through the dark days. Here are 5 tools that I have used as a way of beating loneliness
Blogging:- I love this blog, I love the fact that I can share my feelings and that in some small way […]
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November 17th, 2007
This time of year is hard as we miss the people who are no longer with us to share the holiday times. But I like to see it as a chance to
1) Pay THANKS to my lost loved one for GIVING me the most wonderful years of my life. After all we can we may […]
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August 28th, 2007
A friend sent me this today and I thought I would share it with you.
People come into your life for a reason, a season or a lifetime.
When you know which one it is, you will know what to do for that
person.
When someone is in your life for a REASON, it is usually to […]
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February 23rd, 2007
Yesterday, was difficult. Celebrating and yet missing. But the wonderful part of the day was the warmth and love from those around me. Often they don’t say the right thing, often I am not sure that they do understand grief but I never doubt that they love me and want me to grow and be […]
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February 12th, 2007
Valentine’s Day can be tough for many of us, I know it is for my mum - not that my beloved Dad was a romantic, in fact he usually forgot to even get a card!
But I know it makes my mum feel sad, so I always send a little gift to her…for her to open […]
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February 9th, 2007
Tifanny has posted her memorial here if people would like to see the man that was most precious to her.
She reminds me that moving on is not forgetting, it is living forward not in the past. You will never lose the stories but you cannot bring him back. That is the acceptance part. Once you […]
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