Life Choices As A Widow

I used to feel that there were hundreds of life’s choices but once I thought about it I was surprised at just how few there really are:

Family
Fun
Health
Work
Life’s Purpose
Money
Relationships
Self-Image
Self-Growth
Travel

Almost all of my decisions will fall within one of these ten groups.  What I soon realized is that many of these life choices don’t require actual change but further knowledge or a change of perspective.

We cannot, for instance, change the loss of our husband.  We can only change ourselves and our reaction to the loss.

As widows clear thinking is hard to come by as we have been thrown completely off balance and into the unknown world of single life.

Flexibility is the ability to choose how we respond to our life events.  We need to be flexible so we can use clear thinking when we make decisions.

Clear thinking and flexibility don’t come naturally when you are widowed.  You have to seek out positive resources and work your way through the grief.  Don’t give up and get swallowed up in your pain.

Take control because it’s your life and it’s up to you to make the life choices that need to be made. What we change will switch us to balance, harmony and self-empowerment which in turn will result in a new life of accomplishment.