#MondaysMoments
March 9 2020
Karen Wyatt, a physician and author, shared an End-of-Life University podcast entitled, “How Grief Unites Us: To Stand Together for Love.” In this segment, Karen spoke about how grief is a uni...
Monday, March 9, 2020
March 2 2020
This month our theme is “Grief Unites Us.” As I facilitate support gatherings, I’m often touched by the connections individuals make. When we’re grieving the loss of a loved one, we’re paying atten...
Monday, March 2, 2020
February 24 2020
To close out our theme of “Whispers of the Heart,” I want to share this poem from Joyce Rupp and encourage you to listen to the whispers and pay attention to the star in your heart.
A Star In My H...
Monday, February 24, 2020
February 17 2020
In addition to the whispers of our hearts helping us feel the pain of our loss and moving it from the inside to the outside, the whispers can also remind us of our hidden wholeness. As Parker Palme...
Monday, February 17, 2020
February 10 2020
Alice Walker said, “In each of us, there is a little voice that knows exactly which way to go.” When we’re grieving, it may not feel like that. Our heart whispers might be quiet or they might be lo...
Monday, February 10, 2020
February 3 2020
This month our theme is “Whispers of the Heart.” I’m a big believer in listening to our hearts. We all have a head, a heart and a body and they each speak to us. Our hearts have a lot to say. When ...
Monday, February 3, 2020
January 27 2020
Another important piece of the “You got this!” encouragement for us as grievers includes reminding us to take care of ourselves. Grief can be exhausting and we need to be gentle with ourselves on t...
Monday, January 27, 2020
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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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