The Japanese art form called Kintsugi 金継ぎ “golden joinery” is the Japanese art of repairing broken pottery with lacquer that is dusted or mixed with powdered gold, silver or platinum. […]
moving on
6 weeks to live
This picture popped up on my Facebook stream today as one of those memories. When I first saw this photo I got caught up in remembering this holiday, it was […]
How to support someone that is grieving
If we know someone that is grieving and want to offer them support, what can we say? You may feel that the person you know is doing really well and […]
Pain – thank you for your service
It’s weird, nowadays I usually have a clear idea of what I’m going to talk about when I sit down to write, it’s been some four years since I felt the […]
The paradox of death and living
When someone close to us first dies we can be lost in the depths of grief and despair and unable to think beyond the next second. Every second is pain. […]
Making time to grieve
Do you make time for grief? If you give yourself time and space… and by that I mean a specific time and space. I’ve found that it helps soooooo much […]
… I can’t…
When I first thought about it I thought “I can’t…” But I’m now at a place where “I can begin to consider the possibility and imagine the options of what […]
Good bye old, hello new
So many people are sending the messages and e-mails in response to my blog posts, thank you, please keep them coming you are not bothering me, you are not annoying […]
A New Chapter By The Sea
We went down to our new house over the weekend to have a chat with the guy selling it. Nothing is definite yet as we haven’t exchanged contracts, but as […]
Moving on and Grieving seem at odds
I’ve not posted for a few days as we went down to Devon to spend some time with my sister and her family – thanks guys for having us – […]