Making Sense Of What Grievers Really Need
Tag: Grief
Becoming Melancholy: How My Grandson’s Death Changed The Way I Live
I continue to learn and grow as this new person I have become, a griever making my re-entry back into life among those untouched by loss. In adjusting to the new me I have come to accept things about myself that at first I assumed were temporary. I now know that I am permanently changed. […]
Read MoreGrief Floats: Why We Can’t Let Go
I can’t let go, so I remember. Because remembering is all I have left.
Read MoreLessons From My Shower: Time To Come Clean About Grief And Me
There are personal spaces where grievers feel safe and secure enough to expose our open wounds. Within these spaces we express our raw, ravaged souls. We grieve alone, hidden in the safety of these places where no one can see us. These private, some not so private places were and still are inescapable. Whether encapsulated […]
Read MoreChildren And Loss: Warning Signs of Unresolved Grief
Putting yourself back together after the loss of a loved one is a timeless process. Grief is a journey without an end. Yes, grief is yielding. It does eventually become less painful, the mercy of time easing to an ache. Although the gut-wrenching agony has passed, who we were and who we are now is […]
Read MoreSweet Dreams Of You
I sat at the table with my hands folded under my chin. There was family talking and moving throughout the room. I sensed his presence before I saw him. Turning in his direction I watched his form move toward me. He walked slowly, head down, staring at the plate of cupcakes he was carrying. My […]
Read MoreTime For A Change
It happened again. Another attack on innocent people. Now investigators begin searching for answers. Answers as to why a lunatic could do this is of no consequence to me. There could never be a just cause or any type of reasoning for the killing and taking of human lives in mass shootings such as these […]
Read MoreThe Dating Game: Reclaiming Love And Hope In Grief
I’m driving on my way home from a work meeting listening to my favorite music and I’m singing along. The sun is out, traffic is light, it’s been a stress free day with not much on my mind other than the current lyrics and whats for dinner. When out of nowhere…I’m singing and without warning […]
Read MoreSearching For The Light In The Darkness Of Grief
For those of you who are just beginning your grief journey, I am here to reassure you and tell you that I understand what you are going through right this moment. I have been where you are. I want you to know it will get easier. I know this sounds untrue and it feels unforgiving […]
Read MoreIs Time Running Out? How Grief Leads Us To Question Our Mortality
When Konnor died I felt as if time should have stood still. If not stopped then the earth may have shuddered, paused on it’s axis. I felt the earth shift, the very subtle stillness of it at the very moment I was told of his death. Konnor is gone, the world stopped turning. I could swear […]
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