Today is another one of those days, my grieving day! So I thought I would write down what I was feeling as it may help others
I sit, I stare, I try and focus
Yet nothing seems to matter anymore
I look for inspiration in the photos around me
Yet nothing seems to matter anymore.
I dig deep inside and look for your love
Because nothing else matter but that love we shared
Yet there is nothing there, nothing to hold on to
Will it be better tomorrow, next week, next month?
Because I need something, anything to hold on to
I hear your voice telling me to fight, telling …read more

For the first week of the New Year here are the articles of hope..

Erin Pavlina presents Choosing Our Emotions posted at Erin Pavlina’s Blog, saying, “A short while ago I was tucking my daughter in to bed, and as I was heading out of her room I noticed to my horror that she had used a red ink pen to gouge her full name into her brand new white dresser. Not something you can wash away, the wood was gouged deeply.”

David B Bohl presents Your End-of-Year Personal Inventory: 6 Signs You May Need an Accountability Partner posted at Slow …read more

Yesterday I posted about the anniversary of my Dad’s death and as normal you have all been wonderful with your words of comfort. When I was writing a reply to Mary, I said
“Oh Mary,……..but in achieving all that, I sacrificed time with the man who will always be my inspiration. …..Oh Mary why do we have to have hindsight afterwards!!!!”
 Afterwards I was thinking about life in general and knowing that life would have been so much better if
 I had foresight to see what was going to happen!
I had the ability to see my hindsight at the time of the initial …read more

Last week I posted about Never Be Afraid of Living, a post inspired by talking to Brianne Schwantes. I said that I would post when the interview on The Engaging Brand went live…if you are feeling down today then just listen to this audiopodcast…it is full of hope and will inspire you to never give up.

I want this blog to be your friend, one that helps you throught the dark days, one that shows you that you will get through. My goal can be summed up with
“Widows Quest is a band aid for your heart, your friend to see you through the dark days and your inspiration to learn to live and love again.”
Whether through my stories and my learnings I can do that, I don’t know but as someone who has felt the pain of a broken heart, and learned to live again…..I want to help others the way my friends saw me through my grief …read more