Grief is hard, and how we cope and grow through the experience is different for each widow or widower. But here is a little story for you
I was sat in the park when an old lady took the place by the side of me. She looked and asked what was wrong
“How do you learn to […]
I can’t remember who said it but someone said something like “The most valuable land in the world is the cemetery, think of all the treasures, the books not written, the ideas laying dormant”
When you think about it, it is true. Our loved ones had dreams, our loved ones talked about doing things that now […]
When I write the Widows Quest blog I write with 5 wishes in mind
That a post will help that person sitting alone, thinking of giving up, that there is hope.
That we build a community of grief support, that means there is someone here for every grieving person. No one needs to be truly alone.
That through […]
I wrote this poem about the grief I feel, after struggling to sleep last night, I wonder if any widows or widowers know what I mean…
I see you when I wake, yet you are not there.
I see you when I close my eyes, yet you are not there.
I see you when I stare at our […]
When we grieve we can become angry, we can hate what has happened to us and our loved ones. Anger is a normal reaction, however I am always reminded of a quote from Mahatma Ghandi
“The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.”
As widows and widowers we need to be strong and […]
Dad was a huge influence on my life, and someone I miss every day since he died in 2003. Dad was the original shy, retiring person until….he was with people. He loved people - his whole aim in life was to firstly help friends and family as much as humanly possible and secondly to find […]
I think learning to love again, or learning to see that loving again is acceptable as a widow or widower after suffering a tragedy is the hardest thing. I remember a quote from Iris Murdoch who said
“We can only learn to love, by loving”
As widows or widowers we could change that to
“We can only learn […]
We have a new reader to our community - Jan left a comment to the Widows Quest Grief Recipe, welcome Jan. Jan asks a great question about grief and maybe we can help her
“I lost my husband 3 years ago this month and this has been the most intensely emotional year…. I thought my life […]
What a week! I have felt quite strong and I hope my blog writing has helped you in some way to cope with both your bereavement and your grief. As widows and widowers we need to share, we need to help each other….so each Sunday I post articles that will help us cope with our […]
As widows or widowers we often wonder how we can carry on…and when I find articles that show how people have successfully got their life back on track I love to share as a way of showing that as long as we believe, then we will get through this grief cycle.
I was reading on the […]
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