#MondaysMoments
August 6 2018
Our theme this month is Humor to Help Heal. There is a scene in the movie Steel Magnolias where Sally Field’s character is leaving her daughter’s funeral and experiences several emotions in a few m...
Monday, August 6, 2018
July 30 2018
Shifting Your Connection can be done in countless ways. Below are 16 tips taken from https://whatsyourgrief.com:
Talk to them.
Write letters to the person you lost.
Keep photos of...
Monday, July 30, 2018
August 22 2018 - Video Post
On August 6th, 20 of us gathered at the Courtyard Marriott to discuss Humor to Help Heal! We watched a funny movie, told humorous stories and talked about how we make our time together a safe ...
Friday, July 27, 2018
July 23 2018
A favorite story regarding Shifting Your Connection involves a woman I knew who lost her husband of many years. She was a strong, faith-filled woman who looked for light in as many places as she co...
Monday, July 23, 2018
July 16 2018
Shifting Your Connection is a topic I appreciate discussing with individuals. Many mourners are afraid of being judged for wanting to continue bonds with their deceased loved ones and they’re so gr...
Monday, July 16, 2018
July 9 2018
When I introduced Shifting Your Connection last week, I spoke about how the continuing bonds theory allowed for grievers to continue relationships with their deceased loved ones instead of striving...
Monday, July 9, 2018
July 2 2018
July’s theme is Shifting Your Connection. When a loved one dies, grievers used to be encouraged to “let go” of the relationship with the deceased. After the 1996 release of the book Continuing Bond...
Monday, July 2, 2018
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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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