Welcome to this weeks series of articles which will help us face our grief -enjoy!

Mike King presents 6 Steps to Pull Yourself Out of a Slump posted at Learn This.

Jeremy J. Ulmer presents Life Coach Tip: Don?t Hold Back Your Greatness posted at Sales Coaching | Business Coaching | Life Coaching.

Michael Miles presents Some thoughts on coincidence posted at Effortless Abundance.

John Wolfe presents Evoking Change through Uplifting Action posted at Wind of the Soul, saying, “Taking positive, impactful action is not about being a people pleaser or doing it for attention. Performing “good” deeds to please others or to show …read more

As always at the start of a week I ask for articles to inspire us to cope with our grief, to cope with life whilst we recover from our bereavement. Here are this weeks positive thinking articles

Dr Martin W. Russell presents Working Through A Problem posted at Dr Martin W. Russell.

Louise Manning presents Wasting energy posted at The Human Imprint.

Chris Edgar presents Thoughts On Conscious Suffering posted at Purpose Power Coaching, saying, “The most effective inner work I’ve done on myself has been what’s often called “conscious suffering.” By this, I mean simply letting myself fully experience emotions I haven’t …read more

When you are grieving it is important to think about how you can turn the depression round. Each Sunday, I post articles that will help us all face the week ahead
Anna presents The Importance of Belief by Liza Minelli posted at The Engaging Brand 

GP presents Coulda Woulda Shoulda posted at Innstyle Montana- Come on Inn, saying, “How to feel a little less guilty and enjoy more!”

Woman Divorce Support presents Happiness And Remaining Single Are Not Mutually Exclusive at Woman Divorce Support posted at Divorce Advice, saying, “Just because you are newly single does not mean you can’t be happy.”

Metaliphe presents …read more

One reason that I am asking for entries for a Carnival on Sunday on how to turn your life around, is to highlight that as time goes by, the people around you may start to forget your pain. But that pain never goes away, it eases of course but the feeling of losing someone special NEVER goes away. What we do is learn to cope.
My friends have the date of the anniversary in their diary and we all get together to celebrate his life. Making a note of other people’s days is important so that you can acknowledge their pain and support them through. Maybe a …read more

I don’t know if you found this, but I found food shopping the toughest. Walking through the shop, watching couples, looking at food that I would have previously bought and suddenly buying half the amount. Somehow, I suddenly felt the loneliest person in the world and felt that everybody was looking at me.
Then one day my friend said “Why, don’t you shop on line?” So I did, and I actually found that I enjoyed it as I could browse without feeling as though I wanted to hide. Now I am back shopping, but I make it an event. I normally …read more

I was speaking to someone today who had been disappointed by how people fall away after the initial mourning. She said a wonderful phrase that I thought I would share with you…
 ”People offer help, friends deliver it”
Friendship is a wonderful gift and the love of my friends will remain one of the key memories of a difficult time.

I want to write mission for this blog – a summary of how I want people to act and feel when they read it.
The reason for the blog from my point of view is to show that there are people who understand your grief, your emotions. That there is someone who cares that you do get through this time in your life. Also, ideas and tips that have either worked for me at pulling me through the persoanl crisis, or for friends and family. Somewhere you can come and know that people understand, and hopefully help support you.
I was thinking …read more

Wow, yesterday I asked for your support with a blog carnival this Sunday to act as a way of turning my grief into a positive memory. You have all been fantastic, and I look forward to receiving all the links. Please pass on to anyone you know who may want to contribute – a carnival of sharing and helping others!
 I chose the title of Turning your life around as he was one of the most positive people I have ever known, he always saw the positive in everything. When I honour his memory, I wanted to do something that would …read more