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How Do You Manage Grief?
When Alex died I intuitively knew I had to go through this grieving process organically, in my own way. I didn’t want to read books about the phases of grief or talk to other mothers who had lost a...
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Have You Ever Lost Hope?
“The lowest ebb is the turn of the tide.” ~ Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Very few of us make it from the delivery room of our birth to the cemetery where we finally rest without having lost hope –...
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This should be shown to children – or maybe children don’t need to be taught how to be empathetic. We have all heard the story of the child who goes every day to visit the neighbor who had lost his...
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Zen Time Revelations About Grief and Happiness
Do you meditate regularly? I’d been wanting to develop a meditation practice for some time. Then I learned something in my positive psychology course at udemy.com that inspired me to take action; when...
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Will You Prevail?
I have mentioned already that I’ve been taking a Positive Psychology course at Udemy.com (which I highly recommend). On re-listening today I picked up something I missed on the first listen. The...
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How Do You Get Through Christmas When You’re Grieving?
Christmas is a paradoxical time, isn’t it? It’s a happy time. Strike that. It’s supposed to be a happy time. Strike that too. For some it was once a happy time and now it’s not. Not anymore. In the...
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What Colour is Your Lifeboat?
Everyone needs a lifeboat at some time in their lives. We need one when life overwhelms us with grief, sorrow, or tragedy. We need one in ordinary times when we are lost and are struggling to find our...
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The Power of Stubbornness
Is stubbornness a good thing or a bad thing? Once again we enter the paradox. New post today! Come join the discussion!
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Words
What do you say to a parent who is grieving the loss of her child? What to say when faced with the living evidence of the nightmare no parent wants to face. Here are some words that help.
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What Do You Do When Someone Loses Someone They Love?
I recently gathered with family to mourn the passing of my uncle, Father Frank. Standing in the midst of so many others who were also grieving, I thought sadly: We are like sheep without a shepherd. It..
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