As always Sunday is about sharing articles which will help us think more positively through our grief. Here is this weeks carnival of positive thinking
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Mina Irfan presents Why Hitting Rock Bottom is the Best Thing That Happened to Me posted at The Universe Guru, saying, “I understand that times are tough out there – and it’s difficult to appreciate all this when you might be right in the middle of great despair. Just know that there is a light at the end of the tunnel – and one day soon you will be looking back – …read more

Grief is draining and we need to feed our souls with positive messages and thinking that will help us through our bereavement. Each Sunday I collect articles to help us find a path to happiness.

Srinivas Rao presents 5 Simple tips for Starting the Personal Development Journey posted at The Skool of Life.

Warren presents Strengths and Weaknesses posted at GenerallyThinking.com, saying, “People have weaknesses. I have weaknesses, you have weaknesses, even James Bond had one weakness (women). Here’s what to do about it.”

Lucky Balaraman presents When I Called God with a Complaint posted at Calm and Cool.

ChristianPF presents Purpose …read more

To help us all to face our grief and to face our week, each Sunday I gather as many articles that will help us – here is this weeks Carnival of Positive Thinking

Trisha Wagner presents For Best Results: Use When Ready posted at Empowering Mom.
Anna presents Fail Really Well posted at The Engaging Brand

Rational Anarchist presents The Man Who Traveled in Elephants posted at The Rational Anarchist, saying, “John watts is traveling to a fair on a special bus and thinking how the day would be perfect if only his wife Martha and their dog Bindlestiff were still alive. The …read more

Over the last few days I have just wanted to sleep – not great when you are trying to work! When I get home I curl up on the sofa and grab a couple of hours and then look forward to going to bed. There was a time I couldn’t sleep now I cannot get enough sleep.
At first I fought the feeling now I  have decided to listen to my body…if it wants to sleep then I am going to give it sleep. I think one thing we need to do is to learn that our body has a wonderful …read more

At the moment I am having nights when sleeping is really difficult. I have tried all sorts of different ways to “make” myself go to sleep, when in reality the more you make yourself the worse it gets! These are my top 3 tips on what seems to work for me.

Read a book that is not too stretching on the mind. Just let yourself fall into the story and this takes away your   darker thoughts.
Have a routine. This trains my body to know when I think it is time for sleep. I do everything in order…..curl to the left …read more

I was reading an article in Success Magazine and there is an article from Dr Kathleen Hall on how you get out of bed in the morning can have a profound effect on your day. I thought I would share with you her tips as I find the first hour really difficult – that is when I feel the most depressed and unable to cope with my grief.
1) Wake Gently – Look for a natural sounding alarm clock. Harsh sounds jars you awake rather than allowing you to awake calmly.
2) Breathe Deeply – Take several deep breaths to clear your …read more

When there is a death, it can bring people closer together. Mainly because they are concentrating on a shared grief, a shared emotion. They can relate to each other. That is what happened to our family when my dad died…it brought us closer, we talked more, we spent more time together. But as time has gone by I have noticed that there has been a tendency to drift again. Family is so important and it would be sad to let it drift again, so I invited my sister and mum round for a meal. It was great we talked about …read more

My mum is staying with me at the moment and she has had difficulty sleeping through the night since my dad died. Since she has been with me, she has not got up before 9am! I asked her why she thought that was and she said “Because someone else is in the house, I feel safe”
Humans are funny creatures…we have this need to feel safe, and this shows how using our family around can really help provide that bit of comfort that we didn’t even know we wanted. Since my loss, my mum has become even more important…somehow she is …read more