Jannette Marie Brown - Marriage Celebrant and Justice of The Peace

16/08/2024

I just made this comment today
Oh I miss you so much.
I didn’t think it would be easy but I didn’t know it would be this hard

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14/08/2024

This says it all

💝💯✅Thestoryofellaemz

13/08/2024

The missing never stops. Just take one day at a time .

“If I'm being honest, I don't think the true finality of death ever really sets in. The thought of something we love being gone forever is a concept that is too complex. I kind of think, in a way, our minds simple shut down. The grief might diminish, but the finality never really sets in. The missing never really stops.”
― Alannah Carbonneau

09/08/2024

Amen

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07/08/2024

Yes I agree - we learn to walk with it as getting over it is not an option
Tough

“If a man does not die of a wound, then it heals in some fashion, and so it is with loss. From the sharp pain of immediate bereavement I passed into the gray days of numb bewilderment and waiting. So grief has always seemed to me, a time of waiting not for the hurt to pass, but to become accustomed to it.”
― Robin Hobb

03/08/2024

One day at a time …

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22/07/2024

I’m learning it takes time so be gentle with yourself

22/07/2024

What a statement!

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17/07/2024

Gosh - I agree

Instead of saying, "I know what it feels like"... let's say "I cannot imagine your heartbreak". 💔
Instead of saying, "You're strong, you'll get through this... let's say " You'll hurt, and I'll be here.
Instead of saying, "You look like you're doing well...Let's say, "How are you holding up today?"
Instead of saying, "Healing takes time"...let's say "Healing has no timeline".
Instead of saying, "Everything happens for a reason... let's say "This must feel so terribly senseless right now".

And when there are no words to say at all, you don't need to try and find some. Love speaks in silences too. ❤️
~ 'Words' by Ullie Kaye~

09/07/2024

Wise words for today

14/06/2024

A big yes from me!

05/06/2024

Please take the time to read the wonderful lesson here

An old man meets a young man who asks:
“Do you remember me?”
And the old man says no. Then the young man tells him he was his student, And the teacher asks:
“What do you do, what do you do in life?”
The young man answers:
“Well, I became a teacher.”
“ah, how good, like me?” Asks the old man.
“Well, yes. In fact, I became a teacher because you inspired me to be like you.”
The old man, curious, asks the young man at what time he decided to become a teacher. And the young man tells him the following story:
“One day, a friend of mine, also a student, came in with a nice new watch, and I decided I wanted it.
I stole it, I took it out of his pocket.
Shortly after, my friend noticed the his watch was missing and immediately complained to our teacher, who was you.
Then you addressed the class saying, ‘This student’s watch was stolen during classes today. Whoever stole it, please return it.’
I didn’t give it back because I didn’t want to.
You closed the door and told us all to stand up and form a circle.
You were going to search our pockets one by one until the watch was found.
However, you told us to close our eyes, because you would only look for his watch if we all had our eyes closed.
We did as instructed.
You went from pocket to pocket, and when you went through my pocket, you found the watch and took it. You kept searching everyone’s pockets, and when you were done you said ‘open your eyes. We have the watch.’
You didn’t tell on me and you never mentioned the episode. You never said who stole the watch either. That day you saved my dignity forever. It was the most shameful day of my life.
But this is also the day I decided not to become a thief, a bad person, etc. You never said anything, nor did you even scold me or take me aside to give me a moral lesson.
I received your message clearly.
Thanks to you, I understood what a real educator needs to do.
Do you remember this episode, professor?
The old professor answered, ‘Yes, I remember the situation with the stolen watch, which I was looking for in everyone’s pocket. I didn’t remember you, because I also closed my eyes while looking.’
This is the essence of teaching:
If to correct you must humiliate; you don’t know how to teach “

31/05/2024

This

26/05/2024

16/05/2024

A powerful message worthy of your thought today

My Mom once told me that she walked into a room where a couple of friends were discussing her, they didn’t know she was there.

She shook her head, smiled and walked away.

My Mom also told me that she had a friend who talked bad about her, she never knew that Mom found out, Mom never mentioned it.

She smiled and walked away from this friendship.

She told me she had family who chose to shift her out of their life because she stood up for herself for a change.

And because she stopped crossing oceans for them when they would not even help her cross a bridge.

She smiled, shook her head and walked away.

So I asked her how she could just walk away from people that betrayed her while pretending to be her friends or family.

She answered that every time she came to a crossroad like that, she had to decide who will be going forward on her journey with her.

This showed her who she cannot take along with her.

So she explained to me that you should never get mad at a person who betrays you, even in the name of friendship or family.

Just gracefully bow out and enjoy your journey with all the new people you’ll meet along the way.~

- Jen Hewson

15/05/2024

An interesting word today to support you in your grief journey

Sadness came to tea last night
as she’s often done before
but I didn’t let her in this time
I stopped her at the door

“I’m off to meet with friends”, I said
“your timing isn’t right
I can’t allow your atmosphere
it’s not the place tonight”

but sadness wouldn’t take the hint
her manners lack finesse
her pace was slow and heavy
yet she kept up nonetheless

and even when I took my place
amongst my laughing friends
she squeezed herself right in-between
her boldness never ends

and I was sure my friends would see
this spectre at the feast
and somehow think me lesser
for inviting such a beast

but no, their warmth was undeterred
as if nothing was new
I think perhaps they know by now
I sometimes come as two

and even sadness seemed to glow
a lighter shade of grey
to know that she’s accepted
seemed to lighten up her day

so let your sad accompany you
don’t think her hard to bear
no need to face her all alone
just pull an extra chair.

Donna Ashworth
‘Sadness comes’

This poem is for , I hope it will help each of us understand one another’s emotions and complicated hearts better.

This will be in my new collection but if you like this you will enjoy my Sunday times bestseller Wild hope, which is currently available at half-price.
Link is in comments.

The art is by Galya Popova

Much love to all, let us strive to be kinder to ourselves and others.

12/05/2024

Poetry lovers like me understand! I don’t write poetry well myself but I love to read poetry of others - good for my heart and soul

They asked me what poetry was
It stole my speech for a moment
All I could think to say was that
Poetry is taking an ache and making it sing.

11/05/2024

Happy Mothers Day cockle Bay blooms. Always beautifully created by loving hands.

09/05/2024

I love these words - yes my Mum was all of this
Just so hard to let go

08/05/2024

Gosh I like those words.

Michelle Maroc 🥰

07/05/2024

Beautiful words for your day

"Healing comes in waves, and I'm allowed to feel every rise and every fall of my tide.”
― Alexandra Elle

22/04/2024

I love you and miss you every day

Losing someone is a journey, not a one-off. There is no end to the loss, there is only a learned skill on how to stay afloat, when it washes over. Be kind to those who are sailing this tempestuous sea, they have a mission ahead of them, and a daily shock to the system each time they realise; they are gone, again. You don't just lose someone once, you lose them everyday, for a lifetime. Because you love them every day, for a lifetime. ❤️

Donna Ashworth

From I Wish I Knew
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Art by the truly talented Lisa Aisato