#MondaysMoments
January 29 2018
For this last Monday in January, we’ll look at the third H in our theme, hush. Last month I shared thoughts about silence. But hush is about more than being silent, it is also about listening. One ...
Monday, January 29, 2018
January 22 2018
The second H in this month’s theme is for hang around. In other words, when someone is grieving, hang around and be present to them. Your presence is a present. I heard the story of a woman who was...
Monday, January 22, 2018
January 15 2018
This week we’ll look at the first H of this month’s theme, hugs. Hugs are a wonderful way to communicate love and care. In addition, studies have found hugs help make us healthy. When someone is gr...
Monday, January 15, 2018
January 8 2018
Our theme for January is Hugs, Hang Around, and Hush. These words came from Doug Manning’s book entitled, The Funeral: A Chance to Touch, A Chance to Serve, A Chance to Heal. In it he says, “...
Monday, January 8, 2018
January 1 2018
I hope you have a meaningful New Years! I know for some of you who lost loved ones, you’re simply glad the holidays are almost over and you’ve said goodbye to 2017. For others, you like what ...
Monday, January 1, 2018
December 25 2017
For those of you of the Christian tradition, I hope you have a meaningful Christmas today. I know not everyone feels joyful on this day. If you’re mourning, I encourage you to allow your grief and ...
Monday, December 25, 2017
December 18 2017
Below is more information about What Silence Teaches Us? from my article in the 2017 Fall Issue of Centered magazine.
And not surprisingly, science supports silence’s benefits. Although there are ...
Monday, December 18, 2017
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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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