Browsing Archive: September, 2012

Reflecting on September

Posted by Samara Collins on Saturday, September 29, 2012, In : Blog

What a month it has been! I have been pleasantly surprised to be able to reflect on how far we have come these past 2 years. We are as healed as we've ever been. The grief remains the same - like the diagram we were shown by so many grief counsellors when Sadie died. We were shown two diagrams - the first was one circle completely filled with black. The other was the same circle - all black and the same size with a large white circle surrounding it. This depicts that the grief is all enc...
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Running with Sadie

Posted by Samara Collins on Saturday, September 1, 2012, In : Blog

I have recently found that running (jogging really in my case!) is a big help to me with my grief management. It gives me time to think and I find that I spend my runs thinking about Sadie lots and and its a nice way to remember her and spend time with her memory and almost say things to her that I want to say. I listen to music as I run and it is amazing how many songs remind me of Sadie and I find this very uplifting. My favourite at the moment is U2's City of Blinding Lights. This song ...
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