Suicide…there…I said it. None of us want to use that word, there is a certain stigma attached to it. Suicide is not my favorite subject, though it is something that I have thought about before...
Read MoreThere are those who suffer blows from others such as criticisms, insults, and slanders and are deeply wounded with painful and devastating hurts. These invisible, emotional injuries are sometimes undetected by family and friends. Every community is full of people with such type injuries. This could describe you...
Read MoreOur friends at Alcoholics Anonymous make a lot of use of the term Higher Power. Many of them understand that Higher Power to be God. Others look at it in the sense of the spiritual aspect of our lives. However you use the term Higher Power, my desire for you is that you be at peace with your Higher Power...
Read MoreWhy reinvent the wheel? I realize that you and I are different from each other, and that we are different from every other human being. I have lost several loved ones, as have you, and each loss is different as well. However, each loss has some things in common just as you and I have some things in common, and we can learn from each other...
Read MoreGrief comes in waves. Some waves come with the tide and are as predictable as the rising of the sun and moon. Others sneak up and catch us unaware. Just as we think, “I can handle this…I’m doing so much better,” a Tidal Wave tries to drown us in our own tears.
Read MoreWe are supposed to have warm fuzzy feelings during the holidays, but sometimes we are instead filled with dread. There are few universal “right” or “wrong” answers for the holidays as we grieve. However, there is one answer that I think is very nearly universal… “No, you are not going crazy, you are grieving.” My hope in writing this is that you may find that though your holidays are different, they are survivable and to some degree, meaningful...
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