This week Prince William became the Royal Patron of the Childrens Bereavement Charity and spoke about his grief as a child. I particularly connected to two things that he said.

1) Initially, there is a sense of profound shock and disbelief that this could ever happen to you. Real grief often does not hit home until much later.

2) The theme is “Silence”. The silence that death leaves. The silence of death’s taboo. The silence of listening.

Both of these were true for me. I don’t even think that even now the grief has truly come out – mainly because I don’t allow it. I was always taught the upper lip way and I think that is still within me. I wish that the grief would come out – and this blog is part of the process – but added to the idea of silence that is how I know it is still there.

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This is a wonderful cause and if you want to find out more click to One Laptop Per Child, here is the essence of what they are trying to achieve

“OLPC is not, at heart, a technology program, nor is the XO a product in
any conventional sense of the word. OLPC is a non-profit organization
providing a means to an end—an end that sees children in even the most
remote regions of the globe being given the opportunity to tap into
their own potential, to be exposed to a whole world of ideas, and to
contribute to a more productive and saner world community.”

Todd has put together a great schedule of guests which includes me, Anna Farmery and I am proud to be part of such an initiative. I believe that this is another illustration of how the social media community can really make a difference in the world and what a wonderfully giving community the on line world can be.

If you would like to donate to the cause then you can by emailing Todd at podcast@podcastconnect.com

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