“Christmas is a holiday the persecutes the lonely, the frayed, and the rejected.”-Jimmy Cannon The Christmas season is upon us. It is a bittersweet time for grievers. First Christmases without a loved one are difficult, of course. But it’s the second, third, and rest of the Christmases without your loved one that may be theContinueContinue reading “Monday Meditation: The Lonely Holiday”
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Monday Meditation: A Little Flattery Goes a Long Way
“A little flattery will support a man through great fatigue.”-James Monroe When we are the most drained and worn out, a kind word helps us push through. A nicety offers support when a person is too tired to support themselves. A complement can help someone cross the bridge over a deep valley and reach theContinueContinue reading “Monday Meditation: A Little Flattery Goes a Long Way”
Practice Self-Kindness
We seem conditioned to believe that kindness is an outside offering that comes to us rather than a gift we bestow on ourselves. I was struck by how simple kindness was undervalued among some grief supporters. Kindnesses are paid during the funeral period, but after the funeral kindness slowly evaporates, perhaps as part of theContinueContinue reading “Practice Self-Kindness”
Monday Meditation: Rise Up.
Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.-Confucius Grief is far from a smooth path. Just when we think we have mastered some emotion or aspect of grief, something comes along and knocks us off kilter. Maybe we react badly, maybe we feel like we failed. Grief isContinueContinue reading “Monday Meditation: Rise Up.”
Monday Meditation: Kindness Heals
The words of kindness are more healing to a drooping heart than balm or honey. -Sarah Fielding “I am sorry you have to go through this.” “I love you.” “I am here to listen.” “You are so courageous.” Kindness goes a long way in the grief process. For Grief Supporters, kindness can mean the differenceContinueContinue reading “Monday Meditation: Kindness Heals”
Monday Meditation: Forgive for the Future
When you forgive, you in no way change the past—but you sure do change the future. -Bernard Meltzer The grief period is fraught with tension, Grief Supporters behave badly, Grievers hold anger, very few people understand what Grievers are dealing with in their daily lives, etc. To come out of this experience as a strongerContinueContinue reading “Monday Meditation: Forgive for the Future”