Claire Hales- the Colourful Celebrant.

17/01/2026

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Grief is isolating. Running is healing. A new type of running group aims to fix the former with the latter by helping women navigate loss one stride at a time.

15/01/2026

13/01/2026

We shared our new animation ‘Room for an elephant’ with our group for young people and asked them what people did that helped them in the grief (written in blue) and what didn’t help (written in red).

For more tips from young people on what can help when you’re grieving 👉childbereavementuk.org/support-tips

08/01/2026

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❤️❤️❤️

05/01/2026

Another fab list of resolutions ❤️

04/01/2026

Resolutions to live by!

04/01/2026

Resolutions to live by! ❤️

02/01/2026

So I did this for the first time this year and the last intention I opened today, on the 13th day.
The intention was,’ I am fit, healthy and strong- (physically and mentally.’ ( Excuse my awful handwriting in the photo in the comments). I am happy with that ❤️, but then I would have been happy with any of them and to be honest, they have been put out there, to the Universe, so they’re not lost!
You can imagine the jokes and laughs along the way, with me trying not to burn my fingers or set fire to anything or set any smoke alarms off and the witch jokes.
Anyway- this will be a yearly tradition for me now and at the centre of it all is love, health and happiness for everyone, because there should be intentions for everyone- not just me! ❤️❤️❤️

30/12/2025

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I was just going to put the best 3 of these Gravestone poems in my next book ...but which three should I choose ?

GRAVESTONE FOR A CROSSWORD PUZZLER

Here’s lies my neighbough
The cruciverbalist of little renown
He was one across
But is now six down

GRAVESTONE FOR A LAZY MUSCIAN

Here lies a classical musician
They all thought he was dozing
But he’d been dead for weeks
Slowly decomposing

GRAVESTONE FOR A TEACHER

Here lies a teacher
The truth now he is tasting
Despite what he told the kids
It was his own time he was wasting

GRAVESTONE FOR A FISHERMAN

Here lies a fisherman
Who put worms upon his hook
Now worms on his bones
They do suck

GRAVESTONE FOR A FARMER

Here lies a farmer
This land was his wealth
He put everything he had into it
Including himself

GRAVESTONE FOR A PHARMACIST

Here lies a grave
With a pharmacist in it
If you want a prescription
It may take a minute

GRAVESTONE FOR A TAXI DRIVER

Here lies a Taxi driver
Beneath this marble boulder
He was buried facing downwards
So he can talk to you over his shoulder

GRAVESTONE FOR A FLORAL DESIGNER

Here lies a Prize winning Florist
Who won every cup
At one time she cut flowers
Now she pushes them up

GRAVESTONE FOR A BAKER

Here lies a Baker
There’s no more to be said
Some say he’s toast
Some say he’s Brown bread

GRAVESTONE FOR A BAD ACTOR

Here lies a actor
Unfortunately not a good un’
At one with his coffin
Wooden

GRAVESTONE FOR A CRITIC

Here lies a critic
He died unloved, alone
And finally crawled back
Under a stone