One day you are a loving spouse, the next you are on your own. One day you are one part of a couple, the next you are single. I think the hardest part is finding the real you again. Who are you? How do you find a way of thriving on your own?

Don’t be scared of being on your own to think. Use the time to think about YOU. One tip I was given was to write the speech you would want someone to make at your funeral, then create an action plan that brings that speech to reality.
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Today is my birthday and in many ways it feels lonely and yet in others it has been wonderful.
Yes, I am another year older..yes, I would love to be surrounded by those people I have loved and lost..yes, I  sense the loneliness.
Yet today it is strange because of social networks like Twitter, Facebook and here at Widows Quest I have had so many messages. It just shows that there are friends out there that   care, people who mind whether you feel part of this world or lonely.
We often think we are alone, when if we look round there are …read more

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 I can reach out to others, hopefully helping them through the bereavement process.
Twitter:- This is a really great way of seeing what other people are doing and also sharing tips with each other. It is what they call microblogging…which is a posh term for writing …read more