Holding Back the Tears

ISBN-13: 9781491084496 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 216 str.

Annie Mitchell

Opis

A true story in Scotland covers Edinburgh to Angus it takes you through the fun of the fair in Kirkcaldy Fife and the country in Angus It also takes you through self help after loss going back into work starting your first placement in school years of leaving with funny stories.It travels back and forth from 19 60 - 2013 .within the story there are talks about many hobbies including bird ringing.It also has Scottish dialect poetry added the book named HOLDING BACK THE TEARS the more English version SAME story includes English spoken dialect as some do not understand the Scottish dialect poetry. The story begins in Edinburgh ends in Angus talks of the Forth bridge king Arthur seat and much more which people shall recognize. the book covers a journey of an emotional turmoil of a mother who has one wish to re- unite with her son by holding an memorial service for him.The story is deep dark, light hearted, sad, happy, emotional, joyful, covers every emotion you can ever imagine.as as well know therapy help aids such as Reiki and tapping EFT emotional freedom. I love the memories which are triggered as you read through the story which can bring to others who read this book for it is not all about sadness and doom and gloom it is a Journey through time. Discover your own belief's in after life it touches on many subjects none which are political or judgemental in anyway. It is an open minded reading filled with skills and stories which reach the soul where no one can ever reach unless they can write how they feel down in words which this writer is able to do a skill in itself.. It is a beautiful Scottish story. You feel you are in the story yourself.HOLDING BACK THE TEARS Scottish version Poetry MUMMY I CAN SEE THE MAN ON THE MOON with English poetry My son came to me I recall I wakened there was no face only darkness, no colours, black. I screamed so loud it hurt inside my own lungs. I recall since that night he came to me more and more often in the exact same way leaving me feeling exhausted and drained. I wanted him to stop coming to me, for I could hear him say '' help me, mum, i do not know what has happened to me, where am I'' I recall he kept on asking me '' where am I, help me, help me, '' This tore me apart for I knew he could not return, I could not tell him in fear I would hurt him more, even though I knew he was dead and not coming back. I felt his spirit still lived on. You are lead down a road of discovery into visual, tactile, imagination which shall place you into a peaceful and comforting place where you may find some solace for a short while. This story is true with the use of imagination and the use of practical coping skills used by the Mother she can eventually begin to see a light at the end of a long dark tunnel. Facing every day situations from a simple little question ''how many children do you have'' triggers many fears and panic which lead her to flight or fight syndrome. Confronting these fears and truths about her own personally finally opens her eyes to the real person she is now after losing her child. Saying goodbye to a child is the worse situation on earth anyone can ever face. The time to do this is also a time with no limits set in stone. A goodbye memorial service given to ''me laddies as Rosie the mother in this story calls her child was the best she could offer under the circumstances she had to deal with the After mass. She became stronger and began to believe in herself once more. more than she had ever done in her life in the past. Memories of songs or triggers from a baby crying or special occasions brings with it the pain and sorrow any parent has to encounter after their loss to which Rosie somehow finds her way to do just that.