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The Dancing Mockingbird
I am ready to quit but I can not; She needs help. My mother in-law has dementia. She is lost deep in a fog.Read more…In Search of Home
What is home? According to the dictionary, home can be a physical place, such as a house or a town. It can be a source; a refuge; or an environment which provides happiness and security.Read more…Ten Things Every New Widow Should Know- to Survive
When you suddenly find yourself without your life partner, you don't know what to expect. Your world's been turned upside down. Like the mighty oak caught in a fierce wind, you feel uprooted.Read more…Life is Fragile
Today, my wife and I learned that one of our friends suddenly died this morning. He was in his early forties, and leaves behind a wife and three young kids. He was a genuinely nice guy, and when I saw him last, looked in the peak of health.Read more…Another Empty Chair
Over the years, I often thought that the birth mother experiences something akin to the mother whose child dies. Surrendering your child is like your child is dead to you only in part. Your brain, and heart, still know that the child lives.Read more…The Amish Mourn Their Children
There is something so tragic in last week's awful murder of those sweet unassuming Amish kids. We associate the Amish with being lovers of peace, living a life of separatism and simplicity, rejecting the electronic machinery that the rest of us take for granted. No cars, no televisions, no computers or I-Pods, just a close-to-God way of life that at times we wish we could emulate, for its harmony with the earth and its closeness to others in the community.Read more…Ever Lost Someone Close - To Death
During my life, I have been one of the fortunate ones. I have only lost one person to death. Recently my mother passed away, and I can empathize with those of you who have known the sting of death.Read more…Why Do People Have to Die?
People die because "God wants more angels," says Katie, 6.Though some people act like angels and others like the devil, angels are angels and people are people.With the exception of morticians, no one likes funerals.Read more…Past Traumas: Let Go
Have you noticed how much human beings seem to revel in re-living, re-feeling, and, essentially, celebrating past traumatic events such as 9/11, the assassination of President Kennedy, the Holocaust, various weather-related catastrophes and all kinds of shocking occurrences including personal traumas like deaths in the family? And, that we do so, ostensibly, so that we can honor those involved? Here’s the problem with that.Read more…The End of a Life
Imagine the opening and closing of an oak roll top desk representing the opening and closing of life. If there is only one time to leave a first impression then there is only one time to leave a last impression. Spiritual leadership guides the memory of the final imprint of the breath of life.Read more…Surviving Loss and Life's Challenges: Just Keep Breathing
He had given up on killing himself yet he had lost all hope of ever being found. The only thing he had left was this uncontrollable innate will to survive. Days turned into months and months, years, as he detached more and more from civilized thinking and took on the persistent wildness of his surroundings.Read more…Helping Your Child To Cope With Loss
There can be nothing more devastating to a child's life than a loss of a loved one. Whether a friend or a family member, you need to take a child's emotions into account when dealing with the touchy subject of death, and in this article, we'll offer some tips to help you get your child through the difficult time.- Remember that a death in the family will definitely alter a child's sense of security in life.Read more…Group Anticipatory Grief: How One Club Faced It and Members Coped Together
I belong to The Study Club, a group founded in 1882 to educate women. The Study Club was an outgrowth of the Chautauqua Assemblies and its motto was "We Study for Light to Bless With Light." Similar clubs were founded at the time and they have all faded away.Read more…Holes in the Floor of Heaven
I would like to share with you a beautiful song that is comforting to the soul and powerful enough to heal the grief-stricken.My wife, Bobbie, brought this song to my attention one day in 1998. It was a year before Bobbie was diagnosed with what would later be terminal cancer.Read more…Living The Best Life
The more I live the more I realize how much our society seems to revolve around what we can accumulate. Our media is full of rapid-fire commercials, sound bytes, and infomercials that urge us to get, to buy, to see, and to get better at accumulating more.Now I’m not against marketing, since professionally I do marketing for others.Read more…Final Flight of My Mother's Spirit
For the moment, I am alone in the room. I take the time to let my weary eyelids lower over my eyes, expelling a long, soft breath past my lips as I do. A secret wish that what lingers before me would be gone when I opened my eyes, breezes through my mind.Read more…Blair's Bass: An Exceptional Gift from an Exceptional Woman
Blair Borden is one of those people you notice when she walks into a room. Her confidence and friendliness made her easy to get to know and easier to like. We always seemed to bump into each other at classical music concerts, art shows and other such community events.Read more…How to Support a Friend Who is Grieving a Miscarriage or Infant Death
The death of an infant or a miscarriage is so sad. Many times it’s difficult to know what to say, how to say it and of course you may be wondering what not to say. Often those worries keep people from reaching out to support friends and loved ones who are experiencing this loss.Read more…Grief Assistance: Things That Shoud Never Be Said
When we lose a loved one to death, it seems like everyone has a word to share. Regardless of the circumstances or the difficulty of the loss, each person has a perspective on what can be said that is helpful. Unfortunately, sometimes things are said with good intentions that actually prove unhelpful.Read more…Signs of Emotional Abuse in Recovery: How to Heal Emotional Wounds after an Abusive Relationship
In your relationship, you felt like you could not trust your own instincts and games were played with your mind. Even though you left the abuser, you are left with the residue of these thoughts around the clock.The Most Important Building block for your recovery foundation is Validation and Self Approval.Read more…
Most Recent Articles in Grief Loss category
- The Gift - By: Angelique Ellerman
This article was written to help those who are dealing with the loss of a loved one. Death is just another stage in life, one that can be learned from and help each of us to evolve. Know that you are not alone and it will get better with time. - Crisis - How Will You Cope? - By: Tamara Johnson
Summarizes the grief process after crisis. Outlines the natural grief process that leads to healing. - Acknowledging and Supporting the Difficult Life Transitions of Those We Care About - By: Chellie Bonebrake
From the end of a relationship with a person, house, or job to the diagnosis and treatment of a serious illness, we all encounter struggles in our lives. A hug, a laugh and a supportive message from someone who cares go a long way in providing comfort to a heavy heart. Many people are unable to be with a friend or loved one as they adjust to a difficult situation. - For The New Widow - Three Things To Remember - When The Moon In The Sky Hits Like An Axe In The Eye - By: Linda Della Donna
It’s the end of the day, the end of the week, the end of the month.The cat’s in the cradle and the dog’s in the yard.Or, is it the other way around? - If Drinkin' Don't Kill Me (Her Memory Will) - By: Earl Erickson
A song written by R. Beresford and H. Sanders and sung by country music’s living legend, George Jones , entitled, If Drinkin’ Don’t Kill Me (Her Memory Will) , has a much different meaning for me today. - Balloons... To Release, Detached And Let Go? - By: K Amber
The past is over and nothing can be changed. We cannot accept the happening in the past so we tend to cling hard to that experience. We just let our future and present move fearing the past would repeat. - Communicating With Deceased Loved Ones - By: Yvonne Perry
My interest in the Afterlife and spirit communication began in earnest in 2000, when my life literally fell apart. There was an entity that began to manifest to comfort and console me as I was going through my divorce. Whenever I cried, this loving presence touched me in a warm and motherly way. - What Does God Have To Say About Death? - By: Jennifer C
The day we are born, we begin to die. It’s a given fact of life, yet one which we spend much of our lives trying to ignore or defy.The writer of Ecclesiastes wrote “There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under heaven: a time to be born and a time to die .. - I Will Never Die! - By: Yvonne Perry
That is a bold statement, but you see, I no longer believe in death. My body may demise and my spirit may depart from it, but who I am (my essence) will NOT die.Some people view death as a fearful tragedy, the end of a life, a sad finality. - Life on the Other Side - By: Yvonne Perry
If only we knew what was on the Other Side of this life! Knowing for sure what lies ahead might make a difference in how we view dying and aging and how we handle the death of a loved one.Much of our fear about death is rooted in delusions and distorted ways of looking at life and the world around us.