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Lessons from the Dying
Dan called me to his room. He looked perplexed and asked "who are all these people Barbara?"
I looked around the room. On the walls there were posters of various people and events. On his dresser were pictures of his mother, late partner and variou...
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rating : 0.00, 0 votes. Author : Barbara C. Phillips
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When You Lose Someone You Love: A Personal Journey Through the Heart of Grief
I heard a shotgun blast. I must have been hit because I was down and felt it in my stomach. I was lying on the ground of a parking lot in the dark scared, hurt and alone, not knowing if I would live or die. It seemed so real, even though it was a d...
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rating : 0.00, 0 votes. Author : Susan Florence
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Dealing with Change
“The only constant is change”. Change is something that affects us all in our lives some more serious and impacting than others. Moving house, changing jobs, redundancy, divorce, losing a loved one, death, they all affect us in different ways and...
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rating : 0.00, 0 votes. Author : Clare Evans
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For THEM I Cry
Recently, I have come to the earth shattering realization that the closer one is to attaining the age of forty the more one begins to value their own life and livelihood in general.
Although I am quickly approaching the “ever dreaded” mid-forty mar...
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rating : 0.00, 0 votes. Author : C. V. Harris
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Lets Not Forget the Human Side Of Hurricane Katrina
While one can never exactly know how another person feels. It is possible to get a sense of how they feel by trying to remember how you felt when you were in a similar situation. It really is amazing how many of us can truly relate to the grief an...
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rating : 0.00, 0 votes. Author : Mike Makler
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Mindfulness and Empathy: Using the News
As we watch the news about the devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina, it is easy to become much more caught up in the horror and anguish part of the disaster instead of the opportunity to deepen our own ability to feel empathy and act purposefull...
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rating : 0.00, 0 votes. Author : Maya Talisman Frost
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Coping with Tragedy and Loss
On Monday, hundreds of thousands of people felt Hurricane Katrina’s impact not only losing loved ones but their homes, belongings and jobs. In the wake of tragedy, taking care of ourselves is important. Allowing time to overcome the numbness, the ...
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rating : 0.00, 0 votes. Author : Brook Noel
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Helping Other Cope with Loss
As friends, relatives or others who care, there is nothing more difficult then watching those we care about endure pain—especially the pain that comes from unexpected tragedy. As a society who is untrained in how to help, we may feel confused or un...
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rating : 0.00, 0 votes. Author : Brook Noel
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When Change Comes (Dealing With Grief and Loss)
Needless to say, the time after loss is volatile and confusing for most people. Unresolved issues come to the fore and questions we have not answered must often be confronted. Along with a sense of abandonment and sorrow, anger often arises. Most h...
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rating : 0.00, 0 votes. Author : Dr. Brenda Shoshanna
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Anticipatory Grief and Ongoing Sadness for Caregivers
In 1969, Dr. Elizabeth Kubler-Ross published her famous book; On Death and Dying and later went on to launch the Hospice movement in America. Even though her studies focused more on those who were dying than the caregivers that were left behind, h...
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rating : 0.00, 0 votes. Author : Judy Wright
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Mexico: Death in Mexico
Death: No thank you. Dying: Gives me a panic attack. Burial: Not today, please. Of all the subjects I could write about, this one is my least favorite. It, in fact, could easily send me into the mother of all anxiety fits. Nevertheless, it is neces...
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rating : 0.00, 0 votes. Author : Douglas Bower
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If Ever It Is Me
With my father, his brother and their father having had late onset Alzheimer's I can't help but wonder if someday it will be my fate. This is what I have told my family.
If it is ever me with Alzheimer's disease please protect me. I don't want to b...
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rating : 0.00, 0 votes. Author : Deborah Uetz
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The Creative Side of Healing
One of the areas where I seem to be placing most of my focus these days is the relationship between creative expression and healing. Something that I have always found to be particularly fascinating is the fact that the words heal, whole and holy a...
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rating : 0.00, 0 votes. Author : Susan Schanerman
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Online Monument – An Ever-lasting Tribute to Your Departed Loved Ones
Memories are never to be buried along with the loss of our very loved ones. To be forever remembered as someone whom we always love, they always should be.
However sadly to be saying, along the passage of time, little by little, memories of our lov...
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rating : 0.00, 0 votes. Author : Rick Valens
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Online Memorial – A Dedication of Love for Your Departed Loved Ones
Life has always been a journey, a journey of finding of one true self and happiness. As however destined, all journeys will eventually find its very own destination and it is inevitable that every one of us will eventually have to depart from this ...
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rating : 0.00, 0 votes. Author : Rick Valens
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The Truth About Emotional Intelligence
There is so much emphasis on emotional intelligence these days that it appears that people are suppressing their emotions and problems in an effort to "fit in," to keep their jobs, and using "positive self-talk" to muscle through the rough spots in...
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rating : 0.00, 0 votes. Author : Lee Down
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Suicide in the Church Part 2
In a town the size of mine - about 16,000 - can a few suicides within a 90-day period be considered an epidemic? I'd say so.
Quite a few Christians have contacted me since these tragedies have occurred, people struggling with the in's and out's of...
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rating : 0.00, 0 votes. Author : Michael Tummillo
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Suicide in the Church Part 1
Recently, several suicides have occurred right here in my own hometown of about 16,000 people. The latest of these involved a friend of mine who was, among other things, the leader of a Christian Business Fellowship which I attend. He was a lawyer ...
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rating : 0.00, 0 votes. Author : Michael Tummillo
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Angel of Comfort... The Story
I am an Angel artist and several weeks ago while listening to the late night news, a news story came on that really touched my heart. On the way home in the wedding limo ... a drunk driver caused a horrible wreck, resulting in the loss of a child a...
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rating : 0.00, 0 votes. Author : Sharae Taylor
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Dealing With Tragedies (The 9/11 Tragedy)
September 11, 2001, marked yet another significant turning point in world history. Whatever innocence was left in the world was lost on that fateful day.
On lesser numeric scales, equally heinous crimes are committed against humanity virtually ever...
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rating : 0.00, 0 votes. Author : Gary Simpson
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Dying? Not Me! Why You Should Plan for Transition
Remember the Eulogy projects we had to write back in High School? Death is a tough subject to broach, and many would rather deny death then embrace it. Someone once said, "...There are only two guarantees in life: Death and Taxes." How true is ...
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rating : 0.00, 0 votes. Author : C. Bailey-Lloyd
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We are the Reflection of our Lives: How to Survive Loss & Humility
Everyday, I look in the mirror to see the face staring back at me. Sometimes it is lined with stress, sorrow and grief. Other times, it simply smiles in humbled reservation. But the reflection of our lives... that, is who we are -- who we represent...
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rating : 0.00, 0 votes. Author : C. Bailey-Lloyd
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Whens Sarah Coming Home? Helping Your Child Understand Death
For most children, their first experience with grief comes with the death of a beloved family pet. When Zoe the eight-week old puppy dies of parvovirus or Tweety the budgie stops singing his morning song, a child experiences profound and lasting l...
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rating : 0.00, 0 votes. Author : Dr. Charles Sophy
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The Walking Wounded
When my phone rang the other day, it was a call from one of the "walking wounded," not unlike many that I have received during the years I have been interacting with the bereaved. I have often spoken with people who are feeling much like this calle...
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rating : 0.00, 0 votes. Author : Andrea Gambill
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The Look of Grief
Never, since man has walked upright, have people all over the globe had more educational advantages or more opportunities to practice advanced social and interpersonal skills. And yet, for the most part, we still have not learned to look past the o...
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rating : 0.00, 0 votes. Author : Andrea Gambill
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