Last week I posted some tips on how to handle your grief on Valentines Day, so I hope that you are facing today with some strength, a dose of courage and of course knowing that a hug from me is on its way
I was thinking how I could cope with Valentines Day and decided I would face it positively so here are my 10 “grieving” love thoughts

I love the fact we were together
I love the person you helped me become
I love the way I wear your jumper today and know you are still around me
I love the fact …read more

One thing I love about the Widows Quest community is the willingness to share our grief and tips on how to cope with bereavement. Here are quick tips on how to deal with grief and start the recovery during the Valentine’s Day from Louise Zweben, CEO of SympathyTree.com It is only a week away and I hope these tips on coping with grief will help us all. Feel free in the comments to add your own…
Create an online memorial that brings your family and friends together from all over the world to share stories of love and loss, sadness and …read more

Today is one of those days..if you are reading this blog you know what I mean….a day when you feel alone, lost, low on energy to pick yourself up to face the world. Yes, you see for all my positive writing it happens to me!
This feeling is awful, and I feel OK thinking like this because I have learned to trust myself to come through it…so today I will allow myself to feel down. Tomorrow I will write down a couple of action points that I will achieve over the coming days to kick start my life again.
For today, I …read more

In celebration of the upcoming holiday, the b5media Lifestyles Channel participated in their own little carnival, hearts and flowers, hugs and kisses…
I wanted to share the wonderful posts as a way of helping us see that Valentines Day may be difficult to us but yet there is still love in the world, there is still love there for us all to find…when we are ready…
Now, won’t take a little stroll with me around the channel to revisit some and discover new Valentine goodies our bloggers are dishing up just for you?
Cyndi from Layers Upon Layers shares a beautiful handcrafted plaque …read more

When any holiday, anniversary or celebration comes around I like to prepare myself ahead of time, so that the pain of grief is eased. We are now just over a week a way from Valentine’s Day – so what am I doing to ensure that I cope despite that sense of missing the one I love.

I buy flowers, the flowers that I would have received and put them in the sitting room. Flowers always cheer me up, they remind me of wonderful memories and also they have such a lovely smell that makes me feel better.
I write a letter each …read more

This is a tough day for me, a day of love and knowing how much you miss them. I haven’t felt 100%, I have felt lacking in energy which no doubt is my heart needs some time. I understand that and I am not going to give myself a hard time for not being as productive as I could have been. I am a day dreamer and I spent a few minutes casting over the great memories. People say you can choose your attitude, well today I have tried hard. I have chosen not to think what I have lost …read more