This post explores some of the parallels between walking and coping with grief. This is Part 2 of a series of posts that have taken inspiration from long-distance and pilgrimage walking routes, such as the Camino de Santiago and the North Wales Pilgrim Path (pictures below). For Part 1 of this series, visit: Walking the…
Losing a loved one can be utterly life-shattering. Nothing seems the same anymore because most things are not the same. One of the changes that can hit really hard, particularly if you’re usually a person who is on top of things, is how your self-confidence can take a big tumble. It is as though the foundations…
Today is International Women’s Day and in recognition, this post is dedicated to the particular issues that many women face as they grieve. It is not meant to minimise, compare or dismiss the issues facing men, but it is a post about women, by a woman. I am a bereaved mother, sister and daughter. Thankfully…
Some thoughts on grief from a range of sources. “All your waves and billows have gone over me, and floods of sorrow pour upon me like a thundering cataract.” ~ “There we sat down, yea, we wept When we remembered…” ~ “There is only one way for you To live without grief in your lifetime;…
A post dedicated to those who might be feeling confused and even overwhelmed as they struggle to the navigate the journey through grief following multiple losses. Recently I attended a memorial service at a church. At one point during the service, the minister read out the names of those (presumably in the parish) who had died…
“The Way” often refers to the popular network of pilgrimage routes in Spain, the Camino de Santiago, that lead to the Compostela to Santiago (Cathedral of St James). That is more or less the subject of this series of posts. Let’s start at the beginning. Have I walked the Way? The French Camino (about 700…
The death of a loved one often doesn’t seem to make any sense, but some deaths appear even more senseless than others. Are there any answers? (This is a post from a Christian viewpoint.) The “senseless” in the title is perhaps misleading. For those bereaved of a loved one, their death may feel senseless, no…
