Grief can take over your world and stop you from living your life. You are coping with the heartache, coping with the stress of a single life…and you end up living passively rather than seeking a great life or even achieving your dreams.
I realised that if we don’t grab life now, then death will grab us before we live those dreams…so here are some thoughts
Are you thinking about what you can do rather than what you can’t?
Are you thinking about your strengths rather than your weaknesses?
Are you thinking of setting personal goals or getting through the day?  
Are you thinking …read more

I was touched by a recent comment on the blog from Naomi
“I have been a widow for six years this April22,2008,I moved to Texas and left all my family to start a new life. I am feeling depressed,I miss my family and am struggling financially. I have 2 teenagers,my daughter is 17 and my son is 15. I feel lonely and miss my husband,I’m not working but have a very good Church I am involved in. I am looking for a job. I have a lot of anxieties and fears……”
I think this comment is something that we all can relate …read more

As 2007 draws to an end we should all take a moment to say well done to ourselves. It way have been a tough year but we have got through it and shown our resilience to all the pain of bereavement. Tomorrow will not see the pain disappear but what it will do is give us the chance of seeing a new future. Tomorrow I will post about my personal hopes for 2008 and I would love you to share your thoughts with the   community.
Having goals, having ideas of how to create a future on our own or at …read more

When you lose someone, it makes you think differently about all your friendships/relationships.
G = Granted. I think that I took all relationships for granted…now I now the pain of doing that, I spend a portion of each day investing in showing others how much I care.
R = Realised how special human relationships are….I value the warmth of a relationship, the feeling of being needed and the feeling of loving and being loved.
I = Invest time in relationships. Modern life can be busy and we can forget the people closest to us…oh, I will ring tomorrow night, ah I will pop …read more

Life can be hard when you have lost someone close to you, grief means that you struggle to cope with depression and negative thoughts. So each Sunday I post articles that will help inspire us to take a positive view….tips on how to find happiness again

Dr Martin W. Russell presents A Foundation For Self Help posted at Dr Martin W. Russell.

bluskygirl presents How to Dig Yourself Out After Hitting Rock Bottom posted at Goddess, saying, “Everyone’s been at a place in there life where they’ve hit rock bottom. Sometimes it can be devastatingly hard to climb back out. Here are …read more

At the start of January I resolved that I wanted to lose the weight that I had put on and regain control in my life. A fellow blogger who I had never met decided to join me and we are posting about our journey at Middle Age Shed. Up to now I have lost 14lbs and feeling so much better….it hasn’t taken away the grief but it is helping to build my self confidence back. We are having so much fun – we talk twice a week on the phone, tape it and publish the podcast .
Another friend created the …read more