As difficult as it may be to sleep during the first shocking days since a bereavement, problems of disturbed sleep may carry on long through the months and years of grief. Not being able to fall asleep, not being able to stay sleep, having troubled sleep are not uncommon. It’s really important to find a…
A little commentary before I reprint an article from the BBC. I can relate very much to this article about using a mobile phone to talk to a deceased loved one. When Catherine was alive, much of our communication was by phone, as she lived in a different city, so after she was gone, it…
Grief is untidy. It spreads out like a haze, infiltrating our dreams, shadowing our waking thoughts.
What an unusual summer we’ve had. Weeks and weeks of hot, dry sunny weather, and now finally rain again. The temperature cooling off a bit has made it easier to walk, and I’ve been taking advantage of it when I can. It’s “me” time – putting into practice the advice that I emphasise in our…
It’s heartbreaking and difficult enough to cope when losing a loved one suddenly, but if the death happens abroad – particularly if you were not with them at the time – there are extra layers of difficulty. Below there is a reprint of a very sad article about this topic, from the BBC, 3rd August…
Can you spot the significance of this photo? I took it from behind, as this was a group of strangers and I didn’t want to intrude. Bringing up the rear is a lady with slightly greying hair, and in front of her is presumably her husband, both I would guess in their 50s. The pair…
(A post from a Christian perspective.) There is a lot in the Bible about joy. “The joy of the Lord is your strength”, “happy is the people whose God is the Lord”, and so on. Many churches today emphasise these “happy messages” and sometimes equate spirituality and faith with being happy and positive. But this…
