My friend phoned today, to say that her mother had passed away. Elsie was 88 years old and died peacefully. She was a wonderful lady who always had time for people, and wore an ever present sincere smile. The world will be poorer for Elsie dying but has been enriched by her life.
My love goes […]
When there is a death, it can bring people closer together. Mainly because they are concentrating on a shared grief, a shared emotion. They can relate to each other. That is what happened to our family when my dad died…it brought us closer, we talked more, we spent more time together. But as time has […]
I was speaking to my aunt last night and she was so excited because her son had just received a doctorate. Her voice was sad and happy, because her husband died about 7 years ago and she was upset that he was not here to feel the pride that she was feeling. I asked her […]
As you know I feel goals are important and I wanted to publicly write down how I will overcome my grief this year. Somehow putting the ideas on paper - or the web - help form that level of commitment that you need to keep the motivation going. So here they are
Publish the Widows Quest […]
I couldn’t sleep last night and instead of worrying about it, I grabbed a pen and wrote down what was circulating in my mind. Hardly Shakespeare I know!… but that doesn’t matter - once I had written it down and got it out of my mind, I could sleep. Here is what I wrote
I don’t […]
The post yesterday about the letter I received from Joan really has brought some great comments, have a read if you are feeling down today. The essence of the responses are that no matter how deep you depressions, no matter how much grief has taken hold, there is hope. If an 87 year old can […]
I received this e-mail and it really did brighten my day, I hope it brightens yours and gives you hope.
“I am 87 years old and have been a widow for 8 months. I had been married for 66 years and know the true feeling of love. When he died I started to drink, at first […]
My mum is staying with me at the moment and she has had difficulty sleeping through the night since my dad died. Since she has been with me, she has not got up before 9am! I asked her why she thought that was and she said “Because someone else is in the house, I feel […]
I have had some rough patches recently but today in my day job I talked to a comic about how to use humour in your life to raise your spirits. I don’t normally talk about my other work but if you need to start smiling again then listen to this podcast - Show 54 it […]
I wrote earlier that I know that I have let myself go from a weight and a fitness front. Though I laugh about it to family and friends it does bother me and my self esteem has lowered. I want to get back into shape but energy and motivation is low. I used to have […]
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