Hope: how to find the next step of belief

Hope is the thing with feathers

Hope is the thing with feathers  
That perches in the soul,  
And sings the tune without the words,  
And never stops at all,  
   
And sweetest in the gale is heard;          
And sore must be the storm  
That could abash the little bird  
That kept so many warm.  
   
I’ve heard it in the chillest land,  
And on the strangest sea;         
Yet, never, in extremity,  
It asked a crumb of me.

Emily Dickinson1830 – 1886

ABC of love: e is for emotions

e is for our emotions which connect us all

Can someone else read your emotions?   

Think what it’s like to be in a room with a person who is angry or disapproving of you. You can feel their anger without them even saying a word.

ABC of love: c is for compassion

c is for those who show concern for the misfortunes of others

Helping our children to understand the importance of compassion and the difference it can make to others is key. Take a look at this video from the Power of Positive Thinking. It defines compassion better than I can in words.

7 Questions: to re-start love

When we first meet our partner we fall madly in love.  Now we might look at one another and wonder what it is that made us fall in love.  Is it us?  Is it that we have been together sometime?

Has your love disappeared?

4 Step Grieving Process

Grieving For a Loss?

All of us experience grief at some point in our lives.  When we experience it for the first time it can come as quite a shock.  It is often not talked about so it is hard to know how to deal with it.

Grief is not just about the death of a loved one.  It can come in many forms;