Music is a powerful mover of our emotions. A song on the radio can produce a wry smile or a stream of tears at the memories it evokes. We might discover new songs while we’re grieving; a playlist of comfort and also uplift. Songs like “To Where You Are” (see link below) Other songs remind…
Another post about ‘The Way’ but mostly about our uniqueness as individuals. After my mother died in 2015, just a month after my brother, and 3 years after my daughter, I really needed to find some peace. I went on a coach trip holiday to Cornwall and while there I did a pilgrim walk. A…
There is no magical destination where grief ends, but there are places on the journey that are not as difficult as others. When we’re feeling hopeless, it’s time to search them out.
If grief is a journey on a tumultuous sea, how can we find calm? Picture a small boat on a rough sea, tossed and battered by the waves. The boat is your life, and you’re a passenger. You’re trying to guide the boat, but there are some circumstances beyond your control. The sea is your…
One of my biggest challenges when I go on one of my adventurous country rambles is finding the way. Some paths or trails are well sign-posted but not always. There is often an amount of map-reading involved, but even with maps and a compass, and an excellent map app & GPS on my smartphone, if…
A post about giving yourself permission to enjoy life, even when you’re grieving. Take a deep breath, in through the nose, now blow out gently. Repeat for several moments. Concentrate on the rise and fall of your chest. Feel it lift, feel it fall. Keep breathing for a few more moments. Now breathe normally. Breathing…
This is Part 3 of a series of posts on “Walking the Way”, referring to the famous Camino de Santiago pilgrimage route in Spain. This is only partly about the Camino, but mostly relates to the journey through grief. For Part 1 of this series, visit: Walking the Way – Part 1 If you read…
