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Sep 3, 2010
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Coping Day By Day
- No Room in the Canoe
By Eloise Cole
It is pleasant to think of rowing out on a lake in a canoe, handling the oars with confidence, knowing you are in control of the trip. You have planned for the journey and have the needed supplies. You have made the choices about your gear and your destination. You know how to balance so you do not tip over.
But one unexpected strong wind can toss you about and shatter your dream of control.
- What Grief Is, Isn’t, Does, and Doesn’t Do
By Deb Kosmer; MSW
It doesn’t wait for an invitation.
It doesn’t go away because you want it to.
It always overstays its welcome.
It isn’t logical or easily explained.
It doesn’t respond to threats or bribes.
It will not be avoided indefinitely. It will find a way to...
- Understanding Your Feelings Beyond Tomorrow
By Sherry L. Williams
The death of a loved one, a friend or a family member is an event in our lives that very often puts each of us in touch with our own thoughts and feelings about mortality. All of a sudden we realize how quickly life can end. We may experience strong feelings of unreality. It is also very normal to feel out of control and overwhelmed.
The death of a loved one, a friend or a family member is an event in our lives that very often puts each of us in touch with our own thoughts and feelings about mortality. All of a sudden we realize how quickly life can end. We may experience strong feelings of unreality. It is also very normal to feel out of control and overwhelmed.
The death of a loved one, a friend or a family member is an event in our lives that very often puts each of us in touch with our own thoughts and feelings about mortality. All of a sudden we realize how quickly life can end. We may experience strong feelings of unreality. It is also very normal to feel out of control and overwhelmed.
- Count Your Blessings
By Sherry L. Williams
Count Your Blessings
In the midst of your grief, it if very often difficult to see that anything in the world is good. It is even more difficult to believe that anything good is happening to you.
Try this exercise. It will help you see and hear that there...
- The Fern and the Bamboo
By Unknown
THE FERN AND THE BAMBOO
One day I decided to quit.... I quit my job, my relationship, my
spirituality…I wanted to quit my life. I went to the woods to have
one last talk with God.
"God", I said. "Can you give me one good reason not to quit?"
His answer surprised me...
"Look around",...
- Life, Grief and The Kaleidoscope
By Sherry L. Williams
The magic of the kaleidoscope with all the shapes and colors that can be seen through it provides us with a clear picture of life and grief. This became ever so clear to me as I listened to the words of a grieving woman explaining how the imagery of...
- Journaling your Journey through Grief
By Tony Falzano
The ceremony is over. The burial is complete. The concerns and dinners offered by others are less frequent now. The same old struggle greets each new day: how do you cope with loss while facing the reality your live must move forward and return to “normal”? ...
- An Old Ritual for a New Tomorrow
By Sandra L. Graves, Ph.D., A.T.R.
"I'm feeling so tired. Do you think it can have anything to do with my husband's death? It's been four months."
"Doctor, my "nerves" are getting worse. I know it's been a year since my daughter died, but do you think that could have anything to do with it?"
- Life Development and Bereavement
By Sandra Graves (Allcorn) PhD
Throughout life, from infancy to our older rears, we realize changes in almost everything. There are changes in the way we do things. There are changes in the way we feel. It is important for us to remember that we are not the same at 20 as...
- Your Attitude and Your Grief
By Sherry L. White
A B C - a Simple Guideline for Grief When it comes to grief, many people think of it as an emotional response to a loss, but grief is the emotional, psychological, social, physical, and spiritual reaction to loss. Grief takes a lot of hard work. It is a...
- I Know It's Here Somewhere
By Ann Leach
It's not often that I feel what I've been feeling of late: antsy and pressured and fuzzy. It seems I have lost my focus! I know that it is right here in my head, but I'll be darned if I can see much of it today.
Maybe it's the...
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