Losing a life partner takes one of the heaviest physical, emotional, and mental tolls you’ll experience in your life. It’s like having your heart torn in the middle. After all, your spouse is the one you chose to celebrate life’s highs and lows for the rest of your life. What’s more, it is an undeniable fact that you have built a life with your spouse and it would mean a big gap not only in your heart but in your manner of living.
If your spouse has recently passed and you’re trying so hard to navigate life without your partner, here are our tips to at least get you back on track.
Depending on the responsibilities you and your spouse share, you may feel hopeless, helpless and dependent on their abilities and presence. There are instances when you’ll look back and remember how you have contributed on house chores while the other provided financial resources (or vice versa).
In these trying times, you need to be gentle with yourself and take one step at a time. You may feel overwhelmed (especially since you’re still feeling lonely and is still grieving). It’s okay to be slow and ask for help from family and friends in getting stuff done.
Having a friend, a child, a sibling or even a pet move in with you can be a great help to your life. However, if you like solitude and would like to have some time off for yourself, opting for a pet may be a preferred idea. A pet may even encourage you to take walks, to get out of the house, and to even get out of the bed.
Decluttering your home and taking on a cleaning project is a good way to divert your attention and be productive. You can even ask help from loved ones to aid you in giving your house a fresh look.
You can also rearrange furniture, move items and hold a garage sale for things that you won’t use anymore. If you’re into arts, craft, and DIY projects, you can shop for items and create them into a masterpiece.
Starting over doesn’t have a deadline. You can look back and ask yourself what’s the thing that you’d like to try, continue on pursuing (as some hobbies are halted because of priorities) and would like to abandon.
In these times of solitude, having an introspective approach to life can help you move forward. It’s the best way of honoring your spouse’s life and respect to your life as well.
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