Showing posts with label meaning. Show all posts
Showing posts with label meaning. Show all posts
Confronting The Lessons of Grief
Voices of Experience: At Heaven's Door
In 2000, end-of-life therapist William Peters was volunteering at the Zen Hospice Project in San Francisco when he had an extraordinary experience as he was reading aloud to a patient: he suddenly felt himself floating in midair, completely out of his body. The patient, who was also aloft, looked at him and smiled. The next moment, Peters felt himself return to his body…but the patient never regained consciousness and died. Perplexed and stunned by what had happened, Peters began searching for other people who’d shared similar experiences.
Understanding and Managing Grief, May 7 - May 13, 2017
Best selections from Grief Healing's Twitter stream this week:
Remembering My Mom on Mother's Day, http://j.mp/JTwqmc « Grief Healing
A Hidden Grief on Mother's Day, http://bit.ly/2qd5Y5y « ACS Technologies Ministry Impact
Sharing Stories About Loss and Grief, http://bit.ly/2pJ7BVa « Canadian Virtual Hospice
Remembering My Mom on Mother's Day, http://j.mp/JTwqmc « Grief Healing
A Hidden Grief on Mother's Day, http://bit.ly/2qd5Y5y « ACS Technologies Ministry Impact
Sharing Stories About Loss and Grief, http://bit.ly/2pJ7BVa « Canadian Virtual Hospice
The Promise of Christmas
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In her beautiful Christmas message that came via email last week, our friend and colleague Peggy Haymes reminded us that, regardless of the losses we carry or the burdens we bear, the holidays still come, whether we feel ready to deal with them or not.
When we are in the midst of grief, we have hardly any interest in facing these days at all. We feel stressed because there is too much to do, with too little time, not enough money, and hardly enough energy to get out of bed in the morning. Everything seems draped in the darkness of sorrow and loss.
But Peggy gently suggests that a better approach is to focus instead on the real meaning of Christmas.
New Year Resolutions in Caregiving and Bereavement
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'That which does not kill me makes me stronger' is not a law of the universe. What it can be, if we so choose, is a resolution.
~ Julian Baggini
Resolutions for Caregivers
In keeping with her goal “to offer encouragement, empathy, education and effective strategies to enrich your life as a caregiver,” registered nurse and caregiver Shelley Webb of Meaningful Midlife suggests Ten Caregiving Goals for The New Year. I encourage those of you in the caregiving role to visit Shelley’s helpful Web site, and take her practical suggestions to heart.
In the same spirit, I offer the following suggestions for those who are coping with the loss of a loved one:
Resolutions for the Bereaved
Caregiving and Hospice, November 10 - November 16, 2013
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7 tips for receiving better cancer care near the end of life, http://j.mp/1aHZd8C « PBS Newshour
125 Notable Sites on Hospice and Palliative Care, http://j.mp/1bzOGk5 « Nursing Assistant Guides
The true cost of end-of-life care, http://j.mp/HTK9yj « Dr. Mark Thoma, America Blog
The Advent Conspiracy
In recent years, those same four weeks have become a peak shopping period for retailers known as "the Christmas shopping season." For those of us engaged in caregiving, or in the midst of mourning the loss of a loved one, these four weeks can seem like little more than an additional and overwhelming burden.
Given the state of the world and our struggling economy here at home, many more people may be looking for a different way to get ready for Christmas.
Understanding and Managing Grief, August 5 - August 11, 2012
- Ouch. New post, and it's brutal. Read with caution, http://j.mp/QoPw4W via @brownie1301
- Agreed: Absolutely excellent! “Real” Men and Mourning, http://j.mp/RAPYBf by @CalebWilde via @UnweddedWidow
- "Forgotten Mourners!" Who are they? What does it mean? http://conta.cc/RtmlmT via @markhundley
- If you do something to help others in grief, share it in the comments, http://www.facebook.com/grieftoolbox/posts/331946840229870?notif_t=share_comment … « The Grief Toolbox
- A beautiful sound: Add your loved one's name to the comment list, http://www.facebook.com/grieftoolbox/posts/228138287308030 … « The Grief Toolbox
Understanding and Managing Grief, March 4 - March 10, 2012
- Give Us This Day Our Daily Grief, http://j.mp/yDzx6C « Psychology Today by @CherylEckl
- Alone with Grief, http://j.mp/AmtwdG « Grief Reflection
- "We should not, ethically or morally, medicalize grief," http://bit.ly/wNGRbM by @dr_cacciatore @MISS_Foundation
- Steps: Coping with Loss of a Limb, http://j.mp/yYnYth in Grief Digest
- The Mystery of Letting Go, http://j.mp/z20wNV by @CherylEckl
Understanding and Managing Grief, June 5 - June 11, 2011
Best selections from Grief Healing's Twitter stream this week:
- Sacred Spaces for Grieving, to connect and remember, http://tinyurl.com/6hn8lb8 by @esdeer via @faymclean
- Free Father’s DayWebinar: The Many Aspects of Loss, Monday, June 13, http://t.co/nCf3f6C by @opentohope
- Death of a Sibling: Overlooked Grief, http://bit.ly/klUi2p via @hospicepharmacy
- Excellent! Helping Your Teen Understand Death and Grief, http://ow.ly/5dzV4 @KidsHealth via @Work2MakeChange
- Beautiful! Action preempts grief when assigning meaning to life's work, http://bit.ly/iyf2QL by @StoryForHealing
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