Many people really don’t know what to say to a bereaved person. Often, because they don’t really know what to say or do, there may […]
Dating et al…Some Things to Think About (in Advance)
Dating et al…Some Things to Think About (in Advance) Here are a number of ideas that might be instructive to talk about or think about […]
Loneliness
Jimmy Hendrix said it a long time ago, “loneliness is a drag”. In grief, loneliness seems to show it’s face when we begin to realize […]
Inertia 1 – Recognizing Inertia Throughout our Grief Journeys
Inertia 1: Recognizing Inertia Throughout our Grief Journeys Inertia is something that is part of most of our grief journeys whether we recognize it or […]
Acceptance
Acceptance One of the most difficult but also one of the most important parts of the healing process is finding acceptance within ourselves of all […]
Waves of Grief
Waves of grief: One of the most commonly expressed statements I’ve heard about grief from people who are grieving and in looking back at my […]
Moving Forward, Not Moving On
Moving Forward, Not Moving On: This might be a little more complicated than the title suggests. While moving on is kind of a simple idea, […]
We are not our grief, we are grieving…
As we move into the new year, I thought it would be good to revisit this topic and what it means and how we might […]
Inertia 2 -Thoughts About How to Overcome Inertia
Overcoming the inertia: Again, it rarely or only slowly just happens on its own, we usually have to work at it to get to see […]
Using Intent Statements to Chart our Paths
Using Intent Statements to Chart our Paths Choosing intent rather than resolutions: New years resolutions are a tradition and breaking them is also a tradition. […]