List 3 things that you will NEVER change belief in. True values are expressed in your actions. What gives you the best value for your time? That indicates what you should do. Remember time spent is forever gone. My core … Read More
Quilt of Holes As I faced my Maker at the last judgment, I knelt before the Lord along with all the other souls. Before each of us laid our lives like the squares of a quilt in many piles; an angel sat before each of us … Read More
How many times have you thought to yourself. I don’t want to “work” at a new relationship, I want it to be the fun part of my life. And how many times has a nagging voice in your head chimed … Read More
Meditative state that you can easily slip into by repeating a word, phrase or muscular activity, and then focusing on the repetition, disregarding thoughts that inevitably come to mind. Cleaning creates a sense of peace. You can’t rest with clutter … Read More
Wow, widows will feel guilty over just about anything. Why do we do it to ourselves? Widows will, after much soul-searching, feel guilty about …….. and ……. It’s to our credit that we care so much about other women’s feelings … Read More
Here are seven ways to beat the loneliness we feel as widows: Make it a point to contact others regularly. Get involved – people need your help. Develop new dreams. Dreams give hope and a spark to life. Find new … Read More
I use to be like a dog chasing it’s tail – grief, sadness, anger, loneliness, happy, confused and back to grief. I was unbalanced, like a stool without all it’s legs. The greatest thing in the world is to have … Read More
We carry heavy burdens on our souls, burdens that unless unloaded will weigh us down forever. There is nothing you and I can do about the past. It’s gone but you can do a great deal about your future. Give … Read More
Feelings of distraction, distress, or emotional chaos are natural and appropriate responses to be going through. Having these feeling doesn’t make us a basket case. We needn’t downplay these emotions, nor do we benefit from “checking out” until we are … Read More
We mustn’t allow anyone to minimize the importance of our emotions. When this happens, it’s important to stop and educate. To say “Let me tell you how it’s affecting me.” We shouldn’t permit others to trivialize our feelings, we must … Read More