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- Sadness on Mother's Day - And the Way To Healing
As there is sombre soberness in the midst of many celebrations, there can be a great deal of sadness associated with Mother's Day. Some have lost mothers, some never had one, some are not mothers when they'd like to be, and others have negative memories of their mothers. There are a thousand and more different facets of sadness, even amongst the happiness of such a day.
- Mother's Day Is Different Now
When we have lost someone we love so very much there are many dates on the calendar which now impact us in ways that they never did before. There is one coming up.....it's Mother's Day.
- Leave a Legacy of No Regrets
After losing a loved one, regret is a common emotion of grief. You can turn this emotion into a legacy of love.
- The Surviving Child
I lost my brother before any of the people I know experienced any type of loss. I was 31, he was 32. He came home on October 20th, and after having a meal at my parent's house - my mom, dad, husband and brother, Stuart said he wanted to tell us something.
- Grieving A Loss of a Loved One - Age As A Factor In Mourning
The loss of a loved one is one of the most stressful events humans can experience. Many factors influence how we grieve, and age is one of them.
- Where Are My Loved Ones Now?
Something I get asked often by those who are bereaved, like you, like me is "Where are my loved ones now?" "Are they safe?" "Are they happy?
- Trials That Mold Our Characters
Trials come when you think life is at its best. How do we cope up with the sudden burst of frustrations and disappointments?
- Understanding Grief and Loss
Throughout the years, the Five stages of Loss and Grief have been well written about and discussed. In this essay, I will elaborate my personal views that extend on the Bargaining stage of grief. Bargaining is the normal reaction to feelings of helplessness and vulnerability after a death of a loved one that is often associated with the need to regain control. Some common thoughts associated with bargaining can be "if only we had sought medical attention sooner," "If only we had gotten a second opinion from another doctor," "If only I had tried to be a there more".
- The Five Phases of Living
One of the frustrating factors of life is its rocky nature, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually. We seem to endure varying seasons ranging from joy to sorrow, and these 'seasons' may vary in length from months down to minutes. Our moods, the states of mental and emotional disposition, can be reflected in five phases.
- The Widows' Bond: Duct Tape Meets Its Match
Old friend? Newly widowed? Widows reach out and create a bond based on experience. A bond as tough as duct tape. What to say?
- 3 Ways to Use Spring to Help You Through Your Grief
It's the perfect time of year to get a fresh start on anything. This spring, take advantage of the changing season to help you through your grieving process.
- 4 Tips for Consoling Someone Who Has Lost a Child
Very few things are as painful or devastating as the loss of a child. There is no love like the love you feel for your child, so to lose that child is nothing short of a tragedy.
- Speaking Into Our Loneliness
How are we to talk in this sort of loneliness that is unspeakable? We cannot seem to get the right words, or even a word, that comes close to describing how we feel. These are the most discouraging of places.
- Grief and Loss - Tell the Truth In Love on Becoming Human Again
The grief and loss over the death of my husband left me in some kind of way. I am going to tell the truth in love, but the truth none the less. Becoming human again was something that seemed and was so far away from me, I tell you!! Finding out what happened to him, was worse than the shock I felt as a little girl sitting there in front of the TV and watching Walter Cronkite drop his microphone as he relayed the news that President Kennedy had died from being shot in the head!
- Grief - Honoring As Part Of Grieving The Loss of a Loved One
Grieving the loss of a loved one comes in as many forms as there are people grieving. A significant part of the process of the loss can be honoring this loss, honoring the person who has passed and honoring the self in that loss.
- Widows - Write, Right Now!
Write to heal the pain from the loss of a spouse. Take 20 minutes for 4 days and write Visualize yourself as a seasoned widow/widower and begin writing to you Imaginary Newly Widowed Friend. Write about ANYTHING related to the loss of a spouse. This writing is not about whining, venting or spewing. This writing is about an objective look at what happened and offers some help to someone new at the game NO ONE wants to play: The Grief of the Loss of A Spouse
- How to Use the Three Most Important Coping Strategies to Adapt to the Death o...
The biggest secret in adapting to loss and massive change is to fully understand and strongly believe that it all begins from the inside. Realizing the critical role you must play in your healing, here are three coping strategies that I believe are essential that you master in the aftermath of the death of your loved one. They are based on my 35 years of experience in the field.
- Poplar Fellers
It took 50 years to grow and eight hours on Labor Day Weekend to come down. It was the "tree monkey" that first caught my attention bringing down the 80 ft. poplar tree with the skill of a surgeon.
- Gifts of Grief
Grief isn't planned and many times an unexpected visitor, but that's OK. When we are wiling to see what is offered, we can move through it more easily.
- What NOT to Say to Someone Who Has Cancer
Everyone who has been diagnosed with cancer feels differently about it. Likely the person is going to be very sensitive about the subject, so it's important to choose your words carefully to avoid hurting their feelings or saying something offensive.
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