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Gentle guidance: This Is Your Life As A Widow

This post is part of Mary’s archived writings from 2010–2025. Some older posts may mention products, courses or shop items that are no longer available. Mary’s book is still available on Amazon , and she now offers her active support inside her private Facebook group for widows .

This Is Your Life As A Widow

By Mary Francis · Originally published: July 28, 2020

Archive notice: This is a historical post from Mary’s years of blogging. Some older posts may mention products, courses or shop items that are no longer available, as Mary now focuses her time and energy on supporting widows inside her private Facebook community. The guidance and stories remain here as a free resource for widows.

For current ways to connect with Mary’s work, you can:

Read her book on Amazon .
Request to join her private Facebook group for widows .

If you don't already have a journal, it would be a good idea to get one. A life worth living is worth recording. It can be a simple notebook, a place to record your thoughts, observations, feelings, dreams and goals. Write in it every day or when you feel inspired. You will love reading your journals from past years and seeing how far you have come in your grief journey. Don't treat your life lightly. Live in the moment! What do you want to do? This is your life and you only get to go around once:

Make A Plan
Prepare
Find Out The Costs
Take Action (even small steps count)
Set a date - then do it

What are you putting off? Don't assume you will have years, weeks or even days. Why do we have a tendency to treat our lives as though we will live forever? If you want to live a full life, you can; however, only you can do it. I can not change your life. No book ever written can change your life without action from you. What are you waiting for?