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Widows Quest

August 28th, 2008

Emotional, Stress and Mental Reactions to Grief

I was reading an article called Coping with Grief over at arbiteronline.I related to the paragraph
“Sometimes what we’re going through is so painful or infuriating, we’re unsure how to process it and are prone to denying our grief or suffering. Some don’t allow themselves to grieve, choosing instead to bottle feelings inside, only to have […]

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August 27th, 2008

The Personal Journey Through Grief

I came across a quote from Dag Hammarskjold, which I think explains the journey through grief and the pain that we feel during that grief cycle
“The longest journey is the journey inward.”
 
It is long, it is painful however when you reach your destination, when you understand your feelings and when you learn to cope with […]

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August 25th, 2008

Is Grief The Ultimate Exam?

I was lucky that growing up, I never minded exams. For me they were a test of nerve, a test of your knowledge, a test of your mental strength. As the children around me get their latest exam results, I wonder whether grief is the ultimate exam to pass or fail?
E = Emotional strength. Can […]

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August 24th, 2008

Carnival of Positive Thinking

I hope that you are feeling stronger, to help you cope with the loss each Sunday I post articles that I receive about positive thinking

Ari Koinuma presents This Is How Good Life Can Be posted at Ari Koinuma, saying, “Here’s a little post capturing a great evening I enjoyed recently. Reflecting on where I’ve […]

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August 23rd, 2008

5 Ways Grief has Changed Me

I would love to hear your top 5 as well - and I will publish them for everyone to read. Here are my 5 changes to my personality

I never put the phone down without saying “I love you” to the people closest to me.
I make time each week to give back to friends and family. […]

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August 20th, 2008

A Photo Which Shows that Grief Affects Us All

I was touched by the story of a gorilla who lost her baby. You can read the story at the Mail Online where they publish this heart wrenching picture and say
“While nature may indeed be red in tooth and claw, this moving image of Gana and her dead son Claudio seems to show that members […]

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August 19th, 2008

How BIG is Your Heart

We know in our grief, that we have a huge heart - one that has loved and one that understands the meaning of love.
I think we need to dig deep into our hearts during our bereavement. We need to dig into the depth of our BIG heart - grief can make us shrivel from life, […]

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August 18th, 2008

Carnival of Positive Thinking

As always at the start of a week I ask for articles to inspire us to cope with our grief, to cope with life whilst we recover from our bereavement. Here are this weeks positive thinking articles

Dr Martin W. Russell presents Working Through A Problem posted at Dr Martin W. Russell.

Louise Manning presents Wasting energy […]

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August 16th, 2008

How do you start to rebuild your life?

When you suffer a tragedy of the loss of your loved one, the thought of rebuilding your life seems impossible. That is natural. Your life as it stands has been torn apart. However, I know this seems hard but life does go on, life is your life…not part of your life. The chapter may have […]

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August 15th, 2008

What is grief?

I wonder what you would say, I have written down a few sentences - what would you answer ?
Grief is mourning the loss of life, but the gain of memories
Grief is the end of one chapter and the start of another
Grief is the loss of a loved one but the gain of knowing what […]

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