Congratulations on Coping with Another Year
December 31, 2007 by Anna Farmery
Filed under Grief
As 2007 draws to an end we should all take a moment to say well done to ourselves. It way have been a tough year but we have got through it and shown our resilience to all the pain of bereavement. Tomorrow will not see the pain disappear but what it will do is give us the chance of seeing a new future. Tomorrow I will post about my personal hopes for 2008 and I would love you to share your thoughts with the 
community.
Having goals, having ideas of how to create a future on our own or at least without the love of our lives, is so important. We can never lose the past but we can focus on the future and create a future that brings us comfort and joy.
Oh, yes,another year down…kind of like another notch on the belt.
This year my goal is the THRIVE…not just cope.
Research into well being/happiness and “the good life” suggests that goals provide the structure and the framework which help create meaning into all of our lives
The first couple of years following the death of my husband I felt like I “limped thru”, now limping is not enough…I am not sprinting, but at least the limping has turned into a steady jog.
Jog on, women. We can. !
Dr Beth