#MondaysMoments
April 5 2021
This month our theme is “Leaning Into Sorrow.” According to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, sorrow and grief have the same definition, “deep sadness especially for the loss of someone or something ...
Monday, April 5, 2021
March 29 2021
I’ll close out this month of posts about masculine and feminine grieving by sharing a table adapted from Thomas R. Golden’s book Swallowed by a Snake: The Gift of the Masculine Side of Healing.
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Monday, March 29, 2021
March 22 2021
A third difference between the masculine and feminine styles of grieving is the masculine wants to connect to the future while the feminine wants to connect with the past. The masculine wants to us...
Monday, March 22, 2021
March 15 2021
Another difference between the masculine and feminine styles of grieving is the masculine is private and quiet while the feminine is emotionally expressive and relationship-oriented. Unfortunately,...
Monday, March 15, 2021
March 8 2021
Continuing with our theme of “Masculine & Feminine Grieving,” one of the big differences between the two styles is the masculine is more active and the feminine is more interactive. Someone who...
Monday, March 8, 2021
March 1 2021
This month our theme is “Masculine & Feminine Grieving.” It is important to recognize that each of us is made up of a unique blend of masculine and feminine qualities. This blend affects how we...
Friday, February 26, 2021
February 22 2021
I leave you this month with the closing quote from my article:
As we think about being courageous and listening to our hearts, consider these words from Henri Nouwen, a writer and Catholic priest:...
Monday, February 22, 2021
Previous Posts
December 11 2023
I wasn’t always comfortable with the concept of, “Dare! Silence.” I grew up in a house with five kids and two parents, so silence was not something that happened often. When I began to practice a s...
December 4 2023
This month’s theme is “Dare! Silence.” Silence is very important throughout our lives, especially on our grief journeys. Silence can be intimidating, and we often try to fill it when we encounter i...
November 27 2023
To close this month, please read Anne Hillman’s poem, “We Look With Uncertainty” as you notice “something new is being born in” you while making new treasured memories.
We look with uncertainty
be...
November 20 2023
My favorite holidays is Thanksgiving. In terms of the meanings behind other holidays, I’m all in. But I can do without their hype and commercialization. So as we approach the Thanksgiving holiday, ...
November 13 2023
As I was writing this month’s posts about our theme of “Memories Become Treasures,” the song “Landslide” by Fleetwood Mac started to play. When our youngest child went off to college, this song mad...
November 6 2023
This month’s theme is “Memories Become Treasures.” In a recent grief education and support group I was leading we talked about looking at old photographs of deceased loved ones and how those pictur...
October 30 2023
To close out this month, read these words of poet John O'Donohue:
The dead are not distant or absent. They are alongside us. When we lose someone to death, we lose their physical image and presenc...
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