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Inspiring Quote for Older Widows and Widowers
Widows Quest | July 30th 2008 by Anna Farmery
Agatha Christie said “I have enjoyed greatly the second blooming that comes when you finish the life of the emotions and of personal relations; and suddenly find - at the age of fifty, say - that a whole new life has opened before you, filled w read more
What we should wish for in our grief
Widows Quest | July 25th 2008 by Anna Farmery
I posted yesterday about Is there life after death, and Diane wrote such wonderful words that I wanted to share them with you. She also left a link to the Waterbug story “I believe that the loss of a loved one does change you forever but that t read more
We all need to deal with pain, in grief
Widows Quest | July 16th 2008 by Anna Farmery
I remember when my best friend lost her brother - her mother who was usually a weak person went into overdrive and rallied the family until they had all coped with his death. I looked at her one day, I had arrived early to pick my friend up who was s read more
Snowball’s Gone To Unite With Snowie
Small Dogs Paradise | July 9th 2008 by Renée Alexandrea
…and his other three children, Trovy, Trudy, and Rudy. Snowball passed away last Saturday at the age of 17 years, 9 months, and 4 days. Although this was rather expected due to his on-and-off frailty since this past January, I wasn’t ready for hi read more
Loneliness - Even in a Crowd
Widows Quest | July 9th 2008 by Anna Farmery
Loneliness - Fact or Feeling was a post I wrote at the weekend. There were some wonderful comments and one comment from Leslie who said ” I declined today. I know she doesn’t understand but I find that sometimes I feel lonelier in a crowd tha read more
If Life is illogical, why do we try to find logic in death?
Widows Quest | June 30th 2008 by Anna Farmery
When we grieve we look for the logic in death, why our loved one has been taken from us, why the world seems to take away the good guys….we look for the logic. This weekend I was thinking about life in general….and asked myself is there a read more
Lessons for Grief in My Childhood
Widows Quest | June 20th 2008 by Anna Farmery
Death causes you to think back into history. Today I was thinking of when I was a child and Dad taught me 2 key thoughts to help me in my various sporting challenges Don’t fear winning, don’t fear losing…just enjoy the moment. When read more
Miracle Myth Memes and the Propagation of Hope in Wen Chuan
David W. Boles' Urban Semiotic | May 29th 2008
The recent earthquake in Wen Chuan, China gives us a moment to reflect on our mortality in sorrow, express a renewed appreciation for being alive, and an opportunity to learn how we grieve and how we always try to look for stories of hope in the prop read more
The World Feels Full of Death
Widows Quest | May 13th 2008 by Anna Farmery
I look at Burma, I look at the earthquake in China, I look at the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, I look at the seemingly nonsensical killings on our streets….death seems to surround us. There is part of me that sees the world almost getting used read more
When Family Disappoints You
Widows Quest | May 6th 2008 by Anna Farmery
Families all suffer a death at some point, as families are made up of diverse human beings it can be easy for conflict to arise. Grief is emotional, grief stirs different emotions in each person. One thing I have found is that there is no one way tha read more
diggin through the past.
When the Wind Blows | April 19th 2008
Untitled. We will always love the first one; the one that loved us first.We say we wont; but we do.We say we can forget; but we cant.We say we will, one day; but we don't ever.Our friends tell us we're better; we are.But we forget to tell ourselves.I read more
Inspiration to Move Through the Grief Cycle
Widows Quest | April 5th 2008 by Anna Farmery
If you need inspiration to beat that feeling of depression then here is some recent research to help move you through the grief cycle. You all know that I believe we as widows or widowers need to go through the grief cycle but often it can be easy t read more
Children Grieve Differently
Widows Quest | April 3rd 2008 by Anna Farmery
My friend lost her husband just over a year ago, and has had significant problems with one of her children. She was been very withdraw from her set of friends, so I was interested to see on the Daily Gazette this a grief statistic that said “St read more
Facing Death in the Public Eye
Widows Quest | April 1st 2008 by Anna Farmery
Death is hard to cope with but one thing I struggle to comprehend is how do you cope when you are in the public eye…how do you grieve whilst the world is watching? How do you cope when people are talking about the death of your partner? Wow, my read more
What is Life About?
Widows Quest | March 10th 2008 by Anna Farmery
When you grieve you can so easily concentrate on death, or dying that you can forget the purpose of life. Life and death are circular friends who dance with each other day in day out…so what is my take on life? L= Love and to be loved I = read more
Reconciliation not Resolution
Widows Quest | February 28th 2008 by Anna Farmery
I received a wonderful email from someone who has lost his wife and asked me about how to cope when the family starts to quarrel over the death. Wow, a huge question and one that really does depend on the situation but here are my thoughts.. I think read more
A Father’s Heart
Boiled Over | February 4th 2008 by Chad & Stacey
Rick Burgess of the popular “Rick & Bubba” morning radio show recently lost his son to a backyard drowning incident. Bronner Burgess was 2 1/2. Though they grieve, the Burgess family united with God and used Bronner’s death to i read more
George Carlin. On aging.
Pet Monologues | December 11th 2007 by PM
This might seem a little off topic but towards the end George mentions “pets” so PM thinks this is right on topic! A dose of year-end wisdom. Do you realize that the only time in our lives when we like to get old is when we’re kids? read more
Pet owners can be buried with pets.
Pet Monologues | October 17th 2007 by PM
Pet owners can be buried with pets. MERRILLVILLE, IN―A growing number of funeral homes and cemeteries are offering burial and cremation services for animals to help bereaved pet owners cope with their loss. Share This read more
an update
inmyflops | October 14th 2007 by linzi
my great grandfather’s health started to decline in early summer. my family called and told me i needed to get home and see him because they didn’t know how long he would be with us. when i received a call from my dad thursday morning read more
my heart is shattered.
inmyflops | October 11th 2007 by linzi
family and friends are my comfort zone…a barrier protecting me from everything evil in the world..making me feel safe, and immortal. but when i lose a member of my comfort zone, it’s a hard reality check that life doesn’t go on fo read more
Hippo and the dude.
Pet Monologues | September 11th 2007 by PM
Warning: Violence. Adult language. Man, I saw this guy get chomped by a fucking hippo dude. Man, this guy was getting eaten alive man. No, I wasn’t there dog, I saw it on t.v. It was on the Discovery Channel bro. This guy was in this canoe thin read more
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