For millions of widows, this year will be their first Valentine’s Day since their Valentine died. For them there is no celebration. There is just grief. We don’t always think about those among us who have the other kind of … Read More
Have you ever known someone who beams with contentment? They are hard to find and very rare. To have deep contentment is like having a buffer of peace always surrounding you. It’s not that nothing hard or painful ever happens … Read More
It can be nerve-wracking trying to say the “right thing” but many times the very things they think will comfort us will only end up hurting us. Let’s look at some hurtful things that people say with good intentions. “He’s … Read More
The widows of the twenty-first century make goals and are motivated to create new lives for themselves. They dare to seek balance and travel a journey from grief to healing. They want to pursue goals that help them enjoy their … Read More
We mustn’t allow anyone to minimize our feelings. When this happens, stop and say “let me tell you how it’s affecting me” and educate them to your feelings. Name and claim the value of your feelings of distress as natural … Read More
I’ve been thinking about the lives of widows I have encountered in my life. I have met so many widows these past few years and I really wanted to know what allowed some widows to achieve a full life when … Read More
Nothing can be more crippling to a widow’s ability to heal than learned helplessness. It prevents us from changing our lives in a positive way. Widows can control how they think, feel and what they do, but they don’t always … Read More
As widows we need all the positive energy we can get to help us on our grief journey. I just finished reading the book “Awaken The Giant Within” by Anthony Robbins and he talks about developing the habit of asking … Read More
This doesn’t come as a surprise to those that have lost their spouse. The rating is based on the fact that nothing causes more of a “life change” than the death of your spouse. The “life changes” in your life … Read More
A grieving widow has an empty feeling in her gut; and she may expect friends to help fill it. You need to express your feelings of grief, but it’s a fine line because if you are continually repeating yourself some … Read More