For all of you suffering heartbreak or grieving the loss of a loved one here are a collection of articles to help change that depression into positive thinking.
Well it has been a strange week, I started in hospital and finished it in hospital however, the news today is that I am feeling brighter so again thank you for all your well wishes – I, for one, is in need for some positive thinking at the moment

Jason Koeppe presents How To Think Positively – Your Individual Development Plan posted at Z-Synergy Zurvita Reps Team Blog, saying, “A step-by-step action plan …read more

I came across this quote which made me smile about the heartbreak you feel when you are going through the grief cycle
“Where you used to be, there is a hole in the world, which I find myself constantly walking around in the daytime, and falling in at night.  I miss you like hell.”  ~Edna St. Vincent Millay
 

I think it sums it all up!
 
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Memories are so wonderful and I loved this story that I found over at MamaConnies blog called My Best Valentine. MamaConnie describes herself as 84 years young and lost her husband in 2000 after 57 years together. She was sorting through her Valentine letters and saw these words thateased her grief
“Proverbsl 18: 22 says:”He that findeth a good wife findeth a good thing.” When I see something I really want I try to get it.The first time I saw you I said,’that’s for me.’ I proposed on our first date. I think I proposed on every other date but you …read more

We all find our own way of coping with grief, someone of us become insular, some of us start doing things that we would not have dreamed of before. I was reading today about Libby Southwell who started on a journey of self exploration and has written a book about it called Monsoon Rains and Icicle Drops  
The book “Monsoon Rains is a story of one woman’s search for happiness, healing and recovery in the face of heartbreak. The book is a keeper, not just for its beautifully packaged pages (featuring floral Mongolian motifs and artistic scrawls) but the message …read more

The names have been put in a hat and a name chosen for the winner to the post – No Matter How Bad You Think It Is..remember there is still one prize left and I will announce the winner to that one on Wednesday so it is not too late to enter by leaving a comment to the post We Can Make  A Difference
But today the lucky winner is Shari – well done and you are the winner of $25 of skin lotion – you will be contacted shortly.
What I like about these competitions is the chance to give a …read more

I have a friend who gives me some really wonderful thoughts and also makes me smile with some of her odd/unusual sayings. Here is one that I always remember..
I say “It is so painful, I feel so out of control, it just can’t feel any worse…”
I look at her, expecting comfort and she says..
“Don’t worry, no matter how bad you think things are..always remember they can and will probably get even worse..so enjoy this moment, it could be as good as it gets”
She was smiling as she said it, and it made me laugh..she was actually right and also when …read more