8 years in 8 days- the 8th anniversary!

8 years in 8 days- the 8th anniversary!

“The sands of time will never wash away the love that I have for you. Your sweet memory will remain forever in my heart.” – Louise Hay It will be my dad’s 8th anniversary in 8 days time on 30th December 2021.  8 years since he passed away but the words he...
Christmas and this time of the year….

Christmas and this time of the year….

This time of the year is heavy for me as I lost my father on the 30th December. Since his passing, I find Christmas, the anniversary and the arrival of the new year, all rather hard to deal with, and if I had my way I would remove December out of the calendar...
Love hurts…

Love hurts…

I write usually when I feel overwhelmed and to process my emotions.  Some of you will know I have grieved openly following the death of my father. I had to as I needed to share my feelings in order to heal. Quite selfish I know but in my defence some have said I have...
The anniversary….

The anniversary….

“Grief is a tidal wave that over takes you, smashes down upon you with unimaginable force, sweeps you up into its darkness, where you tumble and crush against unidentifiable surfaces, only to be thrown out on an unknown beach, bruised, reshaped….. grief...
The Emotional Shift…

The Emotional Shift…

Do you ever feel wow, isn’t that amazing, then you continue with life forgetting that magical moment? I do, but today I want to capture those moments and share these with you through the medium of this blog. If you have read some of my blogs, you will know my...
7 Years,11 months and 2 days ….

7 Years,11 months and 2 days ….

As I write this post on the eve of yet another Diwali (the Festival of Lights) and almost on the eve of the 8th anniversary of my father’s passing, I asked myself why despite my world being in perfect order I feel kind of low. I don’t say this to invoke...