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Tag Archives: love

Remembering with love

It seems to be a time of year for remembering. All Soul’s Day, All Saints Day and Remembrance Sunday are around the corner. “Good people are remembered long after they are gone” the Bible tells us. (Proverbs 10:7 CEV) What is goodness but love? What is grief but a continuation of love? I enjoy that…

Oct 31, 2019 in bereaved parents, Continuing Bonds, Reflections on grief and loss.

To love & be loved – the value of a life is not measured by time

A meandering post – a challenging walk and a reflection on remembering our loved ones. For those of us who use a step counter of some type, whether a wrist watch, on our phone or some other device, there is often some compulsion to reach the day’s target. It might be a moderate 5,000 steps,…

Jul 22, 2019 in Continuing Bonds, Reflections on grief and loss.

Finding a way when it seems impossible (Walking the Way, Part 3)

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…

Apr 26, 2019 in Continuing Bonds, Coping with loss activities, Reflections on grief and loss.

Grieving: Nature’s way of helping a broken heart

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;…

Mar 2, 2019 in Grief and Christian faith, Reflections on grief and loss.

Grieving multiple losses: Love isn’t a limited pie

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…

Feb 23, 2019 in Reflections on grief and loss.

Grief is part of life – even animals grieve (article)

(A little lighter reading after the previous post!)  If we love, we grieve. Grief is natural. And we are not the only ones who grieve – animals do too, as this fascinating article explains.   Orca who carried her dead infant is not alone – many animals grieve The orca has been seen carrying the dead…

Dec 6, 2018 in Article reprint, Reflections on grief and loss.

How long is this going to last? When’s the grieving over?

Grief doesn’t follow neat chronological stages. It’s not a clear-cut path. It’s not a case of improving and improving until you’re healed – because grief is natural and normal, not a sickness for which a remedy needs to be found. We don’t get “fixed” but we learn to live with it. People ask, “how long…

Nov 5, 2018 in Reflections on grief and loss.

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