I was speaking to a friend who said “You know, I have not lost someone close to me yet, however I don’t think that you need to suffer a death to feel grief”
It made me think and the more we talked the more I agreed. Grief comes in many ways…
Loss of a job
Divorce or separation […]
We often regret what we didn’t say to our loved ones when we are bereaved. I was reading about a new book called P.S.I Miss You which is described as “a powerful new book has been published that is giving families a much-needed venue to express their grief over the love ones they lost tragically.”
One […]
It is my best friends birthday this week, tomorrow I am going to a party and although I want to be there, the stronger feeling is that I want to stay in and be by myself.
Grief can make you insular, grief can make you feel guilty about enjoying yourself. Yet it is that company of […]
So this weekend the US passed 4,000 deaths in Iraq, no matter what your belief is about the war on terrorism and the war in Iraq..I hope that we can unite in saying that 4,000 lives lost, is a sad day. It is a sad day for the world when we send our family, our […]
Over at Islandpacket there is an interesting article on dealing with grief during the holiday season. Here is a little snippet but they also suggest 3 sources of reading which I thought I would list here for anyone really suffering with grief. I will post my thoughts later in the week but always remember 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 […]
Many of us are coping with strange weather at the moment and it reminds me of the bereavement process
Heavy rain - The tears that flow
Clouds - The depression that can overtake us
Sunshine - Despite the pain, there are days when we learn to smile and also make others smile
Thunderstorms - The problem that appear that […]
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 have found such solace on the web and found so many people who have helped me through the dark days. Here are 5 tools that I have used as a way of beating loneliness
Blogging:- I love this blog, I love the fact that I can share my feelings and that in some small way […]
A few days ago, I had a shock. Mum collapsed with no warning and although she is OK now it really sent the shivers down my spine. Having lost Dad, somehow I always feel that Mum will go on forever - her family is VERY long living (Her mother is almost 98 and still as […]
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