I like to walk. I was a hiker as a kid, and in college, I would go out walking especially if I had something difficult with a relationship to figure out or a struggle I  …
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There is just no way around it. Grieving sucks. It is challenging, difficult, life-changing in all the ways that it grabs a hold of us. It is uncomfortable, disconcerting, and exhausting. When we are in  …
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“Where were you?”  That is a question asked of those who remember the assassination of JFK. It is striking that however long it has been they can still remember vividly that moment. Where were you  …
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“Love that does not renew itself every day becomes a habit and in turn a slavery.” Kahlil Gibran, Sand & Foam p. 28 After our person dies the feeling of being lost and missing them  …
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The death of a person we are attached to brings a lot of changes in our life. It meets us and brings new challenges. Part of what is difficult is that we don’t get to  …
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Fear. It has been with us forever. It is one of the basic and natural emotions that we have. Fear alerts us to danger. Fear informs us that we are exposed and have been laid  …
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Emerson used to say: “It is not length of life, but depth of life.” When gone, every person leaves behind a legacy, the fruit of his passing through life. Sometimes we focus on the material  …
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This is an important reminder for us as we grieve. The death of our loved one concentrates our mind on what we have lost. It is the filter through which we look at our experiences,  …
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You have the right to your sorrow and pain. You have lost an incredible and precious person. It is only natural you are passing through a path of pain, sorrow, and grief. When someone tries  …
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When we lose our parents, the loss is always enormous. It is mainly because regardless of age, they are always the safe haven we go to when we need love, assistance, or help, and not  …
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