…you can feel like there really is nothing left to live for, that is both a common and understandable feeling. No matter what the loss -your job, your company, your money or indeed the death of a loved one..part of you dies, but do you know the most important part of that sentence…”part of”
When you […]
I feel totally privileged today as I am at the Leaders in London conference hearing some of the worlds great speakers and this morning I listened to Benjamin Zander the World Renowned Conductor. He spoke beautifully and shared a story about an Auschwitz survivor who taught him a wonderful lesson in life…
She told him never […]
A few days ago, I had a shock. Mum collapsed with no warning and although she is OK now it really sent the shivers down my spine. Having lost Dad, somehow I always feel that Mum will go on forever - her family is VERY long living (Her mother is almost 98 and still as […]
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 […]
Today has been one of those days again! I do so well, I write this blog in a positive way to show that there is a way through grief or loss. Yet today my sadness is welling inside, I just want to let it out…yet, I don’t cry…I struggle to let the emotion out. Instead, […]
I bet you have heard the Beatles song in fact I did today and it started me thinking…..maybe it should be our theme song. Just look at the title…
Live……possibly the most difficult thing when you have lost someone. Living seems almost secondary to the pain, but we must cherish the wonderful gift of life - […]
The more I see of nature, the more I think of the similarity to our human life, feelings and being in love. When I think of how I have loved, I think of the seasons of grief…
Spring = Love blossoms from a seed of friendship or attraction….it is fresh, uplifting and has a sense of […]
There is a wonderful quote from Jean Paul Satre that says
“In love, one and one are one”
A wonderful thought…..I would add for someone who loses their loved one, so here is Anna “doing” Satre
“In grief, one minus one is nothing”
Tags: Grief, jean-paul-satre, loss, loved-one
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I have a friend who gives me some really wonderful thoughts and also makes me smile with some of her odd/unusual sayings. Here is one that I always remember..
I say “It is so painful, I feel so out of control, it just can’t feel any worse…”
I look at her, expecting comfort and she says..
“Don’t worry, […]
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