Blogging and indeed having all your wonderful comments, really shows me that no matter what culture, how the grief has occurred - the feeling of loss is the same worldwide. Blogging has been a great comfort to me to know that I am not alone, that I am not daft because at times I haven’t […]
…I received a heart wrenching email from someone who was ready to finish it all, ready to give in to the grief and bring an end to the heartache. I can so understand that feeling, I can so understand how people reach that point BUT I beg any of you who have those thoughts to […]
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 […]
It is my birthday tomorrow and I always find this one of the hardest times. We always enjoyed birthdays and went to a lot of trouble to make it very special. Tomorrow it just won’t be the same. My friend is taking the day off and we are going into the countryside to have a […]
A comment came in yesterday from the owner of a blog called Grief is Good which was set up for the following reason
“This site is an open collection of messages that underline the fact that grief is good and necessary. Each post is a response to the following question: “If you could send a message […]
Earlier I posted about how I struggled to remember my dad in any other way than on his death bed. Carol Scibelli commented say “If you have people around you who remember him and they talk to you about their happy memories with you and him together (the way he looked at you with love, […]
I just wanted to post to say thank you for all your kind words - Thomas left a comment yesterday saying that the blog was really helping and that meant the world to me. When you have suffered grief you know how crippling it can be and writing the blog is my way of helping […]
In the previous post there was a comment about the last picture you have in your head. I really relate to this - especially with my dad. He died from dementia and at the end he had quite a violent death - swallowing his tongue. It is now 3 years on and I still see […]
Anna Nicole Smith was a human being. People may not have agreed with her life but for me a loss of life is sad in any circumstances. We know how depression can take hold, we know how life seems so difficult to cope with….no doubt many of us have even briefly contemplated ending our life. […]
I just love this poem that I found at MabelandHarry who often send articles for our positive thinking carnival. It is written by Ralph Roughton
When I ask you to listen to me and you start by giving me advice, you have not done what I asked,
When I ask you to listen to me and you […]
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