Silly question really! Mind you sometimes I don’t want to be happy again as I feel the sense of loss so much. However most days I try and build just one step at a time towards that ulimate goal of happiness.
I was surfing the web today and came across a new site called Happier which has online exercise tools and tips. The goal of the site says it is to
“The happier.com team is working hard to help you “go beyond the books” and provide you with research-backed tips and tools that are proven to help increase positive emotions, boost overall …read more

As we approach a new week, we all need some help in seeing through the grief and depression and seeing a brighter future. Here are some articles to help

Donald Latumahina presents 30 Simple Ways to Enjoy Life posted at Life Optimizer.

Nadege presents Will Smith, Law of Attraction, and Hard Work posted at Clearly Envision.

Charles Euchner presents Time Passages posted at START SIMPLE, saying, “An intriguing look about how perspectives on time — past, present, and future — could spell your success or failure.”

Alex Smith presents Your Brain Is Your Best Self Defense Weapon posted at TBO-TECH.

Louise Manning presents What …read more

Since losing Dad, Mum and I have grown even closer. We have always been close, always had a special connection but since Dad died, that has become more than a mum – daughter link, more of a best friend feel.
I am having a few days away with her…we are going to the place where Mum and Dad last holidayed together. Mum can’t wait to show me where Dad was so happy. I cannot wait for 2 reasons

Just spending quality time together. I live away and when I go home, we end up in the car , in the garden, at …read more

Each Sunday I post a  set of articles to help us think more positively about the future. The grief cycle is tough and we often need a little help to find happiness again. So thank you to all those who submitted their articles

Peter Murphy presents How To Keep A Conversation Going – The 10 Simple Steps posted at Communication Skills Power.

Chris Edgar presents Owning Our Disowned Energies posted at Purpose Power Coaching, saying, “Many of us worry that, if we show the world who we truly are, we’ll be hurt—in other words, we’ll be destroyed for “being ourselves.” Perhaps …read more

We all need some help in moving through the grief cycle, each Sunday I post articles that will help with our positive thinking and help us through the depression

Sheamus presents What Does It Mean To Live Well? posted at i am shéamus.

ananga presents The Simple Art of Anti-Stress Breathing posted at Ananga Sivyer’s Living by Design Blog, saying, “When stress feels normal we forget how to relax and we forget how to breathe. We get used to muscle pain and tension. We may develop mystery abdominal pains as we upset the balancing energies of our bodies, our sleep becomes disturbed …read more

Alone is a funny word….it oozes the sense of…well, lone-liness. When you are widowed or suffer a bereavement in the family, you have that painful feeling of being alone.
However, when you think about it, a widow or widower is not alone in the world….they may have lost their partner but that doesn’t mean that you have to be alone. I have even been in relationships when I felt alone!
Key is to understand the difference between losing someone, missing someone and the reality of living in solitude. I know I felt that I didn’t want to see people, didn’t want to …read more

Do you often think about what you should have done more of, what you should have done differently in the relationship? Grief is like that, somehow you forget what you gave to the relationship with your loved one and concentrate upon what you wish you had done more of….  
Well, as humans we are not perfect…we will always make mistakes but the one thing that I think about -  is the love that we show others. When I look back I know he knew how much I loved him, I know that…..I also know there were times that I was …read more

When you lose someone, it is a chance to think about your view on life. Oprah Winfrey has a wonderful quote
“The whole point of being alive is to evolve into the complete person you were intended to be.” 
I have learned that bereavement can help you become that complete person. It is during the hard times that you learn more about yourself and more about what is important to you as a person. I think a loved one dying can help you evolve into that complete person. Losing someone can help you in the following ways

Make you think what is important …read more

When change happens in your life, when you are faced with grief, faced with depression, faced with loneliness…remember this line from the book, “The Psychology of Romantic Love,” Nathaniel Brandon wrote, “The first affair we must consummate successfully is the love affair with ourselves. Only then are we ready for other love relationships.”
The author Nathaniel Brandon was right – we need to be able to love ourselves, we need to be able to accept our flaws and enjoy our strengths. We can often feel alone, worthless but we are not either of those two things..we have value to bring to …read more

A friend sent me this today and I thought I would share it with you.
People come into your life for a reason, a season or a lifetime.
When you know which one it is, you will know what to do for that
person.
When someone is in your life for a REASON, it is usually to meet
a need you have expressed.
They have come to assist you through a difficulty, to provide
you with guidance and support, to aid you physically, emotionally
or spiritually. They may seem like a godsend and they are.
They are there for the reason you need them …read more