Alone is a funny word….it oozes the sense of…well, lone-liness. When you are widowed or suffer a bereavement in the family, you have that painful feeling of being alone.
However, when you think about it, a widow or widower is not alone in the world….they may have lost their partner but that doesn’t mean that you […]
I was speaking with a friend last night who has just found a new love, she was widowed about 4 years ago and had struggled with life after her husbands death. Last night she said something that I thought was worth sharing…
“I suddenly realised that I wasn’t married. When you take you vows you are […]
On the news last night was a heart warming story. An 102 year old man called Eric King Turner is emmigrating to New Zealand
“Mr King-Turner said the move had been planned months ahead, although he added: “I have to live from day to day.
“I can’t seriously look past tomorrow morning because at my […]
One reason that I am asking for entries for a Carnival on Sunday on how to turn your life around, is to highlight that as time goes by, the people around you may start to forget your pain. But that pain never goes away, it eases of course but the feeling of losing someone special NEVER […]
I don’t know if you found this, but I found food shopping the toughest. Walking through the shop, watching couples, looking at food that I would have previously bought and suddenly buying half the amount. Somehow, I suddenly felt the loneliest person in the world and felt that everybody was looking at me.
Then one day […]
I was speaking to someone today who had been disappointed by how people fall away after the initial mourning. She said a wonderful phrase that I thought I would share with you…
”People offer help, friends deliver it”
Friendship is a wonderful gift and the love of my friends will remain one of the key memories of […]
I want to write mission for this blog - a summary of how I want people to act and feel when they read it.
The reason for the blog from my point of view is to show that there are people who understand your grief, your emotions. That there is someone who cares that you do […]
Wow, yesterday I asked for your support with a blog carnival this Sunday to act as a way of turning my grief into a positive memory. You have all been fantastic, and I look forward to receiving all the links. Please pass on to anyone you know who may want to contribute - a carnival […]
We understand how it feels to not get the chance to say what we really feel. I came across this poem by Stephanie Ineson that brought this home, and show how important it is not to have any regrets. Hope you like it.
Tomorrow - I’ll tell him just what he means, That living and loving […]
One of the great aspects of blogging is that there is a huge amount of support forums on line. B5 media always give you the impression that you are not on your own. That is a great feeling when you are feeling low.
This made me think of how you could develop your own support group […]
Learning how to redefine yourself and rediscover life
Written by Anna Farmery [email] for b5media.
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