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Ten Active Ways to Live With Loss

Posted on January 13, 2011 - by Gabriel Constans

Mourning the loss of someone you love, adore, respect, hate, despise or have any combination of feelings towards takes time and attention, but you don’t have to just sit there and take it. Sometimes grief can cause such lethargy and exhaustion that it may seem impossible to “do” anything other than get through the day. The irony is that once you get moving, emoting or acting it usually increases your motivation, energy and health. Once you have taken the time to acknowledge your loss (whatever it may be), feel its full impact and the changes it is causing in your […]

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Give Grief A Voice

Posted on January 12, 2011 - by admin

My 16 year old son recently made a video about teen grief. He asked other teens to tell their stories, and used them to create the video. He was also approached by other teens who told him that they thought it was great that he was making it, but that they just could not bring themselves to talk about their experience. I would like to share his video with all of you. Here is the link: Please share with the kids you know! God Bless you all!

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Dancing in the rain

Posted on January 12, 2011 - by admin

To the sounds of the patter I did not create Dancing in the rain Fast and furious is my pace Dancing in the rain Can’t stop these piercing needles dictate Dancing in the rain Cos I’m wet, drenched soaked to the core I have no choice but to dance in the rain For my son Ibrahim Bash-Taqi 12.02.93 – 24.11.10

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Shh…

Posted on January 12, 2011 - by admin

They see me smiling They don’t know why They are so bewildered They thought you died You are so alive to me my Dit Right here in my heart For my son Ibrahim Bash-Taqi 12.02.93 – 24.11.10

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Giving Yourself Away – A Source of Comfort When You’re Grieving

Posted on January 11, 2011 - by Harriet Hodgson

My daughter loved Thanksgiving and Christmas. Thanksgiving was special because she was born on this day. Christmas gave her a chance to give to others, even though she had little money. In her younger years, when she didn’t have twins to care for and her job as an engineer, family members often received homemade gifts. These are happy memories for me, yet the prospect of a new year, can be melancholy. Life isn’t the same without my daughter and the other family members who died in 2007: my father-in-law, brother, and former son-in-law. I loved them and counted on their […]

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i love and miss my daughter

Posted on January 10, 2011 - by admin

most of the time i appear to look o.k. on the outside but my insides are not. most of the time i dont understand why i am here on this earth most of the time i dont want to be here on this earth i would rather be with my child i feel as though i dont have a purpose in life i currently do not have a job i spend alot of time alone alot of times i feel as though life isnt worth living anymore my felicia was my only child she was my world now my world […]

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i love and miss my daughter

Posted on January 10, 2011 - by admin

most of the time i appear to look o.k. on the outside but my insides are not. most of the time i dont understand why i am here on this earth most of the time i dont want to be here on this earth i would rather be with my child i feel as though i dont have a purpose in life i currently do not have a job i spend alot of time alone alot of times i feel as though life isnt worth living anymore my felicia was my only child she was my world now my world […]

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Child’s Death in Tucson Triggers Universal Question: Why?

Posted on January 10, 2011 - by Kim Go

When we learn of a tragedy, like the gunning down of Christina-Taylor Green, the 9-year-old Tucson girl, a whole nation mourns in confusion. Even though her death is external to our own system of intimate connections, it can still trigger many complex emotions and struggles. Greater minds than ours have been challenged by such senseless loss. The question of “why?” will reliably surface in the thoughts and conversations that ensue. This is a normal, human response. Usually, despite all the mind gymnastics we do in times of wrongful death, we all end up in the same place: We possess no […]

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Tucson Murders Rekindle Memories of Sister’s Death

Posted on January 10, 2011 - by Shirley Wiles-Dickinson

I’ve been listening and reading about the senseless shootings in Arizona.  Such a tragedy.  I think about all the families and friends affected by this terrible act.  I think about the journey they are just beginning.  Unfortunately I can relate to what they are going through. When my sister was brutally murdered in her home, the shock alone was overwhelming. That was followed by complete sadness and anger. The one question the survivors of Tuscon will ask and will never get a justifiable answer is, “Why?” In time, they will get the answers to all the other questions, but the […]

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Before and After

Posted on January 10, 2011 - by Shirley Wiles-Dickinson

Have you ever noticed how when we lose a loved one, over time we measure events and time by before and after.    My son graduated from college before Dad died. My daughter graduated from college after Dad died.  I often think how my life has changed, what is different now, after Dad died.   Before Dad died, I talked to my Mom a lot, after Dad died I talked to my Mom even more. She needed me more. She always needed me, even before Dad died. It took his death to make me realize that. Before and After, our measure […]

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