Remembrance Day 11.11.11
A day to remember the horror and loss of war..
The Sydney Opera House
The Australian War Memorial
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Alone in a field of poppies…
They shall not grow old…
Butterflies
Reflections
Time to look in the mirror of life.
if you don’t like what you see, you can change
Some quotes….
And of course, some whimsy….
Cake it till you make it
some cleverly decorated cakes
if you have the patience, you can have your cake and eat it.
Birds on a Wire
a few more images, birds this time….quotes and a laugh included.
Compassionate Friends
I am about to head off for a weekend at Mary McKillop House,
named after Australia’s first saint.
It is a Professional Development weekend for volunteers and support group leaders of Compassionate Friends. It is being run by Mal and Di McKissop, the best known grief counsellor s in Australia. I was lucky enough to help in organising the weekend, so hope all goes to plan.
It will be a reflective weekend, hopefully improve our counselling skills, and it is always good to be with people who have experienced the hardest loss, the loss of a child.
It is 15 years since my 22 year old child died suddenly, I still feel the loss, but it is good to be able to reach out to the newly bereaved and show them that although the pain never goes away, it becomes more gentle.
Today’s quotes are for those who grieve.
