Start Dreaming...What's Next?

Mary Lee Robinson December 5, 2019 - 2:16pm

 

This year is coming to a close and a new one is around the corner. Some of you have seen several new years arrive as widows; some are still completing your year of "firsts"...first birthday, first anniversary, first holidays without you mate. Wherever you are, this time of year is a good time to spend some quiet moments dreaming. Dream of what's next. Dream of who you want to become now. Dream of places you would like to go and things you would like to do. What does 2020 look like for you?

If Your Dreams Don't Scare You They Aren't Big Enough

 

 

Will it be just more of the same? Keeping a low profile, staying grim and maybe grimly determined? Or are you ready to create a more joyful and fulfilling life for yourself? It is a choice, you know. Yup, life has dealt all of us some lousy cards and we had no choice in that. What we do with them, how we play them, is up to us. It is our choice. Our minds and our attitudes are much more powerful than we recognize. The power of positivity does work. It can make an enormous difference in how we feel and what we do. We can program our heads to get "unstuck".

 

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Is it easy? Of course not, it takes work, mental work and lots of it, but it can be done. It starts with your dreams. So spend a little time in this season and do some dreaming. Want some suggestions on how to start? This article from Womens Running has some splendid ideas: How to Dream Big .

To help get you organized, I've included an early Christmas present. Here's a daily planner especially for widows I designed for you. Just click on the link, and right click to print it out. There are 7 pages plus a couple of bonus pages to help you stay on track: Daily Widowlution Planner Pages. Print them out, punch some holes and you've got the contents for a 3-ring planner binder. Sort of like journaling on the go.

 

 

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So what does next year look like for you? Dream...and dream BIG! Who will you become? What are you called to do? You are in charge of your own future. Dream away, and then drop me a line and tell me about it. I can't wait to hear!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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About the Author

Mary Lee Robinson was widowed suddenly in 2013 and found herself totally unprepared for what was to come. In a new state for a mere 11 months when her husband died, there were few supportive friends or family around. She set about creating some, and started a social club for widows and widowers in her community. Within a year, it had grown to 170 members. That told her quite a lot about an unmet need. She gathered 25 widows and widowers to write a book to share their stories, and the surprises, good and bad, that they all encountered as members of the club nobody wants to join. It is her hope, and that of the other storytellers, that the books help prepare and educate.  Mary Lee lives in the Low Country of South Carolina, caring for her Mom and is a native of Towson, MD, just outside of Baltimore. Her constant companions are her dachshund and rottweiler dogs. Mary Lee Robinson is the author of The Widow or Widower Next Door and 5 of the Grief Diaries series books, all of which are available right here in The Grief Toolbox in her marketplace https://shop.thegrieftoolbox.com/category/store/mary-lee-robinson. You can find more of her work on her Widowlution blog, practical tips for healing and living, at www.widowlution.com and on her Facebook page for widows at The Widow or Widower Next Door.