This is a post about the rhythm of the year as we live with loss. Do you have a blog or a diary? Do you ever re-read it? I’ve been re-reading this blog. Sometimes it helps to look back at the road we’ve travelled on, and sometimes it can be a bit surprising. There are…
It’s been almost two weeks since I arrived in Australia. I’ve seen lots of things that you would not see back in the UK, such as… Of course there are also grand vistas, mountains, bridges, rivers and beaches – but those can also be found in one form or another in the UK. The above…
Several years ago, I attended the inaugural conference for the charity Aging without Children in London, well attended by representatives from third sector organisations, researchers, and members of the public aged 50 and over who are childless. The aim of the conference was to raise awareness of issues surrounding the growing number of people who are…
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…
FOR THE NEWLY BEREAVED Our lives rarely proceed exactly as we would have chosen. So much is out of our control, like the cruel illness or accident that took our loved one. We find ourselves in very dark places. Life turns us upside down and inside out, often seemingly without rhyme or reason. The worst does…
A post for those interested in a Christian outlook. It’s Friday, the day we commemorate the death of Jesus. Tomorrow is Saturday, a time of waiting. And then Sunday arrives. The sun will rise and many millions of people around the world will celebrate Christ’s victorious rising from the dead. We greet each other: “Christ…
