For Newly Widowed - 3 Tips To Guide You Through The Grief Process
And you wonder, "Will I ever be happy. Again?"
I'm here to tell you, yes. Yes, you will.
Because where you are now, newly widowed, I once was.
So wipe your feet, put away those dirty dusty mud-soaked shoes, don that faded cotton terry robe, and pull up a chair, the one what's stacked with sympathy cards. Next raise your feet, sit back, and take a deep breath -- As I help you slip into something uncomfortable -- Widowhood.
Here are 3 tips to guide you through the grief process.
There's A New Game In Town
For you, newly widowed, this means it's your turn to pick a card from the new hand you've just been dealt.
So get ready, as we embark on the beginning of the rest of your new life.
Think caterpillar. Think cocoon. Think butterfly spreading her wings! It's your turn to dream a new dream
There's A New Girl In Town
And she is you!
Just look in the mirror.
And repeat after me, We're gonna make it. Failure is not an option!
So what are you doing sitting in that chair?
Get out those widow weeds. Get out the house.
It's time to buy new girl in town a notebook and fast-writing pen.
Beginning this today, you will write something, even if it's just one word, in that notebook with that fast-writing pen. *Because that one word will ground you. And it will help you to maintain focus.*
I Give You Permission
Okay, newly widowed, you've got your new dream; you've met your new best friend; and you've even got your new notebook, and your new fast-writing pen.
All you need now is permission to grieve, permission to dream your new dream, permission to write your new chapter of your new life, for the rest of your life. And now here's my gift. I give it to you!
I know it's not easy losing at the game of life. Living life without your life's partner sucks. But if you follow my 3 tips outlined above, you will get through the grief process. And you will be happy, again. I promise.
Here's to us!
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Linda Della Donna is a freelance writer who lives 20 miles north from where the World Trade Center used to be with her small dog, Izzy and his little cat, Tux. Della Donna supports new widows through the grief process. You can learn more about Della Donna and the type of writing she does and receive a copy of her FREE E-Book, Treasury of Quotations, by visiting her web site - http://www.littleredmailbox.com Be sure to subscribe to Della Donna's soon-to-be published newsleter and read her blog -- http://www.griefcase.blogspot.com Got a writing assignment. Why not contact Della Donna at littleredmailbox@aol.com. She's waiting to hear from you.
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