If you need inspiration to beat that feeling of depression then here is some recent research to help move you through the grief cycle. You all know that I believe we as widows or widowers need to go through the grief cycle but often it can be easy to become stuck..just not believing that […]
When we suffer loss, we can think about what we now can’t do rather than exploring what we can do. We can explore our negative feelings like loneliness, sadness, grief rather than thinking about what are strengths are and how we can use them to rebuild our lives.
Overcoming grief is not only coming to terms […]
I am in a thoughtful mood today, I don’t know why. In grief you enter so many different stages of bereavement that I now don’t think about it, I just accept it. I have collected a few thoughts on the pain of grief and thought I would share them here in the hope that they […]
Grief can be crippling and I love to share ways that people have found to come to terms with their loss and also help others. I read this article in the Dallas News about how a grieving mother has turned the pain into a positive journey.
“The Dallas writer, 54, a former reporter for The Dallas […]
I always struggle in January, coming from a place when January is one of the coldest months and darkest days…it seems dark and dismal. The dark nights lead me to shut myself away from the world early doors and that can lead to sadness or loneliness.
If you are the same it is important that […]
One of the readers to this blog - Beth wrote such a lovely comment to the learning from sadness post that I just had to highlight it and share it with you. Here is a snippet that may inspire you today
“……No, grief can be met and conquered. It’s the isolation that is deadly.
My image is […]
Widows or people who have lost significant others feel an overwhelming degree of sadness. We can often feel bad about our feelings but I have just seen this article in the Daily Mail that says sadness might not be all that bad….they suggest
“It may seem extraordinary to think of sadness as a positive thing, but […]
I posted the positive thinking carnival yesterday and as I read through the one that made me smile was advice from Rocky. Now I think every day life’s ups and downs are a little easier than losing a loved one but I do love this quote
When you finally grow up, you find that the world will […]
The best remedy for mental stress is exercise. Often though you don’t feel like going out or mixing with people. A trick that I found really useful is to either walk or run up your stairs - your very own gym!
When you feel low, then make sure you use the stairs as your exercise - […]
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