Comments on: Never Give Up on Hope… http://www.blisstree.com/widowsquest/never-give-up-on-hope/ Redefine Yourself and Rediscover Life after a Loss Tue, 22 Dec 2009 15:46:16 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Anna http://www.blisstree.com/widowsquest/never-give-up-on-hope/comment-page-1/#comment-1766 Anna Wed, 10 Dec 2008 20:07:22 +0000 http://www.widowsquest.com/never-give-up-on-hope/#comment-1766 Jessica, I have to say even now I wonder whether I should have shared. I am quite a private person would you believe....and feel quite raw. However, I know that moment all too well...and if my words can help save a life then my pride is worth it. Do you know it was only at the final moment that I was scared or fearful....before that I had never been happier. I thought that I was doing something that would make me the happiest I could possibly be. I am so glad that stranger came by.....I would not have you all in my life after all! Jessica, I have to say even now I wonder whether I should have shared. I am quite a private person would you believe….and feel quite raw. However, I know that moment all too well…and if my words can help save a life then my pride is worth it. Do you know it was only at the final moment that I was scared or fearful….before that I had never been happier. I thought that I was doing something that would make me the happiest I could possibly be. I am so glad that stranger came by…..I would not have you all in my life after all!

]]> By: Jessica http://www.blisstree.com/widowsquest/never-give-up-on-hope/comment-page-1/#comment-1760 Jessica Wed, 10 Dec 2008 15:00:26 +0000 http://www.widowsquest.com/never-give-up-on-hope/#comment-1760 Wow - Anna, how brave (and supportive) you are, to share this story with us! God bless you, darlin'. I am thankful to that stranger, too, because without his help, we would not be here to exchange ideas and be so supportive of all who are walking in our shoes. **HUGS** And thank you, again, for sharing. Wow – Anna, how brave (and supportive) you are, to share this story with us! God bless you, darlin’. I am thankful to that stranger, too, because without his help, we would not be here to exchange ideas and be so supportive of all who are walking in our shoes. **HUGS** And thank you, again, for sharing.

]]> By: anna http://www.blisstree.com/widowsquest/never-give-up-on-hope/comment-page-1/#comment-1746 anna Sat, 06 Dec 2008 22:05:00 +0000 http://www.widowsquest.com/never-give-up-on-hope/#comment-1746 Deb...you are right there, it took me hours before I published that post. It felt so personal and yet receiving that email, I knew I had to....I had to share that we all get to that point and it is important to step back and find a way through....if not by yourself, through the help of friends, family or even the help of strangers at Widows Quest! I just hope the words and the honesty helped Deb…you are right there, it took me hours before I published that post. It felt so personal and yet receiving that email, I knew I had to….I had to share that we all get to that point and it is important to step back and find a way through….if not by yourself, through the help of friends, family or even the help of strangers at Widows Quest!
I just hope the words and the honesty helped

]]> By: Poem To Give Hope and Inspiration http://www.blisstree.com/widowsquest/never-give-up-on-hope/comment-page-1/#comment-1744 Poem To Give Hope and Inspiration Sat, 06 Dec 2008 22:00:36 +0000 http://www.widowsquest.com/never-give-up-on-hope/#comment-1744 [...] is a poem that I found to help us all and also the widow that I mentioned in Never Give Up Hope. Hopefully it also sums up what the Widows Quest community is all [...] [...] is a poem that I found to help us all and also the widow that I mentioned in Never Give Up Hope. Hopefully it also sums up what the Widows Quest community is all [...]

]]> By: Deb http://www.blisstree.com/widowsquest/never-give-up-on-hope/comment-page-1/#comment-1730 Deb Sat, 06 Dec 2008 19:26:30 +0000 http://www.widowsquest.com/never-give-up-on-hope/#comment-1730 How terrible to feel so helpless and alone, this makes me feel so grateful for my faith and my "grit" to go on. I sincerely hope that all widows that read this know that there are those who care, they may not have even met them yet and they maybe part of their future. I am only five months out but from very early on I saw the sadness in my five-year old nephew when he remembered my husband and I decided I did not want to cause that kind of sadness if given a choice and have tried to stay positive and forward looking, in public! I do feel hopeful but I also am realistic enough to know that much of my ache and sorrow I do not share but save for my "me" time, which I seem to have more of now. I guess being an optimist all my life is a blessing at this stage of my life! Anna, I know it must have been very difficult to share your story and I thank you for it, besides showing your pain and sorrow it also shows the basic good in most of humanity and we all need to remember that no matter what. How terrible to feel so helpless and alone, this makes me feel so grateful for my faith and my “grit” to go on. I sincerely hope that all widows that read this know that there are those who care, they may not have even met them yet and they maybe part of their future. I am only five months out but from very early on I saw the sadness in my five-year old nephew when he remembered my husband and I decided I did not want to cause that kind of sadness if given a choice and have tried to stay positive and forward looking, in public! I do feel hopeful but I also am realistic enough to know that much of my ache and sorrow I do not share but save for my “me” time, which I seem to have more of now. I guess being an optimist all my life is a blessing at this stage of my life! Anna, I know it must have been very difficult to share your story and I thank you for it, besides showing your pain and sorrow it also shows the basic good in most of humanity and we all need to remember that no matter what.

]]> By: Anna http://www.blisstree.com/widowsquest/never-give-up-on-hope/comment-page-1/#comment-1734 Anna Sat, 06 Dec 2008 12:43:42 +0000 http://www.widowsquest.com/never-give-up-on-hope/#comment-1734 Maggie - it is strange I have never told that story, many of my friends and even close family do not know about it. I felt compelled to write to show her that we do have some understanding of how she feels and that we are all living proof that although life has changed, although life is different there is still plenty to live for.....I have emailed her with more personal reflections and I can only hope that we can see her through the darkness.... Sometimes you just need someone to care, care that you do carry on fighting and through their care...you learn to care about yourself, for yourself Maggie – it is strange I have never told that story, many of my friends and even close family do not know about it. I felt compelled to write to show her that we do have some understanding of how she feels and that we are all living proof that although life has changed, although life is different there is still plenty to live for…..I have emailed her with more personal reflections and I can only hope that we can see her through the darkness….

Sometimes you just need someone to care, care that you do carry on fighting and through their care…you learn to care about yourself, for yourself

]]> By: maggie http://www.blisstree.com/widowsquest/never-give-up-on-hope/comment-page-1/#comment-1738 maggie Sat, 06 Dec 2008 10:20:48 +0000 http://www.widowsquest.com/never-give-up-on-hope/#comment-1738 My heart goes out to your correspondent who is living with such despair. She should know that there are people all around the world thinking of her today and walking beside her in their own grief. My hope for her today is that she might find one tiny moment, a sliver of a crack in that blackness to take one breath, to find one moment of peace, that in time might expand into a few moments of blissful peace. The grief is our contact with our lost loved one. In time, my hope is that it might turn into a gratitude for those years together, for the life enhancing companionship. And that is my hope for all of us sharing this time, that gradually we can allow a transformation into hope and a joy of just being ourselves...and alive. Thank you Anna for your story. My heart goes out to your correspondent who is living with such despair. She should know that there are people all around the world thinking of her today and walking beside her in their own grief. My hope for her today is that she might find one tiny moment, a sliver of a crack in that blackness to take one breath, to find one moment of peace, that in time might expand into a few moments of blissful peace.

The grief is our contact with our lost loved one. In time, my hope is that it might turn into a gratitude for those years together, for the life enhancing companionship. And that is my hope for all of us sharing this time, that gradually we can allow a transformation into hope and a joy of just being ourselves…and alive. Thank you Anna for your story.

]]> By: Sue http://www.blisstree.com/widowsquest/never-give-up-on-hope/comment-page-1/#comment-1736 Sue Sat, 06 Dec 2008 09:41:30 +0000 http://www.widowsquest.com/never-give-up-on-hope/#comment-1736 There is always hope, sometimes it is difficult to find, but if you look hard enough it will be there. Time is a great healer. There is always hope, sometimes it is difficult to find, but if you look hard enough it will be there. Time is a great healer.

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