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Sep 3, 2010
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Coping with Grief
- Good things come from leaky buckets
By Sherry Williams
I ran across a story about an elderly Chinese woman who had two large buckets. Each bucket hung on the ends of a long pole, which she carried across her neck. One of those buckets had a crack in it and the other bucket was perfect. The perfect bucket always delivered a full portion of water at the end of the long walk from the stream to the house. But the cracked bucket arrived only half full.
- Are we there yet?
By Suzanne L. Howell
One perfectly ordinary Saturday morning my friend JoAnn’s 54-year-old husband announced that he wasn’t feeling well, sat down in a chair, and had a fatal heart attack. His wife and son saw his eyes roll back and knew that he had died instantly.
JoAnn, feeling numb, angry, scared, and a little bit crazy, arranged a funeral service and began the process of grieving.
- Where can I take my broken heart?
By Deb Kosner
When our cars get dirty and grimy and yucky we take them to the car wash. And, lo and behold, they go through and wind up on the other side looking pretty good: clean and refreshed and ready to go where we take them.
When the ground outside becomes...
- Hush, My House
By Kathy Teipen
How does one hush one’s house?
I’ve never been much of a poetry reader, but when my mother died five autumns ago, I kept several of her favorite books of poems. Among them I found Jessica Powers’ piece, The House of Rest, in which she asks the question that consumes...
- Winter's end
By Deb Kosmer
Have you ever noticed that it’s hard to tell when winter really ends and spring begins? Just when it seems all the snow has melted and the there hasn’t been any falling for awhile, we get hit with more. Sometimes, it’s jus a little and...
- 6 Steps For Getting Through The First Year Of Grief
By Julie D. Raque
1. Lose the monkeys!
Everybody carries monkeys on their back, everyday. When you're going through the grief cycle, you now have a very heavy, grief monkey added to your back. Its time to lose some of the smaller ones. For me, some of the smaller ones were feeling like I had to return phone calls immediately. Or check and return emails promptly.
- Music: Helping to Heal those that Grieve
By Tony Falzano
There's an old saying that time will heal all wounds. For those suffering the loss of a loved one, pet or even a relationship like a divorce, time will eventually ease the grief. This will also allow life to be bearable and even enjoyable again. Time is a major component in the healing process.
- A Groundhog's Shadow
By Ann Leach
Well, he did it. The groundhog saw his shadow on February 2 and that means six more weeks of winter. I'm not sure how much of a true weather animal he is; those of us in the Midwest have enjoyed a pretty mild winter, especially compared to last year's. Still,...
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