This is my lovely mum, pictured in 1970, with her three children. We meant the world to her (yes, even the bored looking one, second from left).
She’s been the rock in our lives for all this time. Until, two days ago, we lost her. And now I remember how crushingly painful the death of a parent is.
Grief truly is the price we pay for love, and the more we love someone, the higher the price is when we lose them.
Please, if you still have a mum, tell them today how much they mean to you.
If, like me, you’re grieving, the bad news is that the scar will never heal. But no matter grim things might seems now, they will get better.
There is also help at hand. This week is National Grief Awareness Week in the UK. It’s organised by the Good Grief Trust, and the aim is to get people talking about grief, so it’s not such a taboo subject. Whether you’ve been bereaved recently, or you’re struggling years after a loved one’s death, you’ll find plenty of helpful information on the Trust’s website.
Robin
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WHAT DO YOU REALLY WANT FROM LIFE?
What is truly important to me? How do I want to spend whatever time I have left? Strangely enough, these are questions that many of us just don’t get round to asking.
Encouraging people to think and, crucially, talk about these issues was the main reason that Robin Powell and Jonathan Hollow wrote their new book How to Fund the Life You Want.
In it they explain the key points of a good financial plan. They give you a downloadable workbook that will help you to set up a basic plan. And then they help you to choose a good financial adviser to review that plan and make sure it’s on track.
The book is published by Bloomsbury and is specifically written for a UK audience.
It’s available to buy on Amazon, on Bookshop.org, and in all good bookshops. There’s an eBook and an audio book version as well.
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