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  • Grief Support Gone Wrong: When You're Beyond Second Chances

    by Eleanor Haleyhttps://whatsyourgrief.com/grief-support-systems/ Nothing puts a person’s support system to the test quite like a crisis. When the clouds of hardship dull the glare of more happy and carefree times, a person often sees their support system accurately for the very first time. For some people, this is a reassuring experience, as they find their support system is similar to what they had assumed it would be. For others, it's a bit, shall we say, disconcerting. Many grieving people find that...

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  • Leaning

    by Donna Rotherthttp://seeingthestrals.com/?p=1694 “I think about calling a friend sometimes, but I’m not sure anyone wants to spend time with me right now.” “My coworkers look nervous when they ask me how I’m doing.” “My family was really supportive at the beginning, but now they don’t even mention the baby and what happened.” Humans are social creatures.  We need each other.  We mingle in all kinds of family and work groups and have developed complex interdependent systems to take care of...

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  • Whose Packing Your Parachute?

    by Julie Gentzhttps://timeinabottle.blog We all have to pull the cord and deploy our parachute sometimes to help us make safe landings when we face struggles and trials in life. When that moment comes, it’s important to have people in our lives that “pack our parachute” — the people who help us make it through tough times in so many unsung ways. Life is busy and we don’t often stop to think about who those people are or the little things...

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  • Hard Sometimes

    by Ruel I'm waking up my mindI'm just trying to kill the silenceI'm ripping off the blindsI'm just trying to let some light inBut I've been on the roadI've been missing homeSee it on my phoneLet the world back home keep spinning round without meI'm waking up my mindI'm ripping off the blindsOh ITry to be happy but it's hard sometimesBut life just seems to happen right before my eyesCause I feel like I'm not thereCause my head is up...

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  • To the Widow Facing Her First Valentine’s Day Alone

    by Kerry Phillipshttps://youngwidowedanddating.com First, and most importantly, you’ll get through it.  I can’t promise your day won’t be filled with tears, a scream or two, or crying in the shower. But, I promise you can and will make it through.  On a day that symbolizes love – especially love between couples and spouses – it’s hard not to get caught up in the “what-ifs.” What would life look like if your loved one were still here? What would you have...

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  • I Love You

    by Julie Gentzhttps://timeinabottle.blog ” . . . and now, I’m glad I didn’t know the way it all would end, the way it all would go. Our lives are better left to chance. I could have missed the pain, but I’d have had to miss The Dance.” The Dance by Garth Brooks. My favorite Valentine didn’t come from a store. It came straight from the heart. When we were dating, I told my late husband that he would never have to worry...

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  • Finding My Way

    by Julie Gentzhttps://timeinabottle.blog It is only three days away from a new year: 365 days of new adventures, new possibilities, new hurts, and new hopes. This morning I got up and thought, “I’ll just take a quick look at my Facebook page.” (LOL . . . this never turns out to be anything even remotely close to “quick”!) The very first thing I saw was a post from one of the many wonderful friends I have made through sites I belong to...

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  • Return to the crime scene

    by Tim Ovediekhttps://diaryofawidower.com FRIDAY, January 1, 2010 – In front of the house, three young men are loudly saying goodbye to  each other.  Apparently they’ve spent the first seven hours of the new year in a state of extreme  inebriation. One of them proclaims loudly that he’s ready for a good fuck. Typical macho blowhards. I’m one of the poor souls who are not on their way home, but is up early in order to take the dog out and, to...

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  • Where Are You, Christmas?

    song by Faith HillWhere are you, Christmas?Why can't I find you?Why have you gone away?Where is the laughter?You used to bring meWhy can't I hear music play?My world is changingI'm rearrangingDoes that mean Christmas changes too?Where are you Christmas?Do you rememberThe one you used to know?I'm not the same oneSee what the time's doneIs that why you have let me go?Christmas is hereEverywhere, ohChristmas is hereIf you care, ohIf there is love in your heart and your mindYou will feel...

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  • Grief & Child Loss at Christmas Time

    by Lisa K Boehmhttps://www.lisakboehm.com How can you possibly go on after you lose a child? And how on earth, can you celebrate Christmas? There's a hole in your family. Someone very important is missing - your child. We were faced with that reality 17 days before Christmas in December 2015. That day, I decided to take the afternoon off of work and spent the afternoon Christmas shopping for my two kids. I was behind on everything that year! I thought...

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  • Best Christmas Gifts for those Grieving

    by Nancy Bernshttps://www.nancyberns.com Do you have that one person still on your Christmas gift list for whom you have no idea what to buy? And if you are like me, after you choose something, you include a gift receipt anyway. It is challenging enough to pick out gifts, but what do you give someone who is grieving? How do you celebrate the season with a person mired in pain? This year, you may know people who are grieving the loss...

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  • 10 Great Ways To Remember A Loved One On Thanksgiving

    borrowed from https://www.tributearchive.com Thanksgiving is a time for family to gather with one another and give thanks for all the blessings in their lives. If you are mourning the loss of a loved one, the holidays can be an emotionally difficult time; especially if this is the first year without them. Whether your loved one was a friend, a family member, or a beloved pet, celebrating the holiday may not feel the same without them there. But part of the grieving process is learning...

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