#MondaysMoments
September 26 2022
As we close out this month thinking about opening to moments and transitions, please hear these words by John O’Donohue:
“…You can trust the promise of this opening;
Unfurl yourself into the grace...
Monday, September 26, 2022
September 19 2022
When we think about opening to moments and transitions, it helps if we feel grounded. If we feel like we’re just hanging out on a limb, opening is rough. But if our feet are firmly planted on the g...
Monday, September 19, 2022
September 12 2022
Continuing with our theme of “Open to Moments and Transitions,” fear is often the reason we don’t want to open to moments and transitions. We feel vulnerable when we are open and when we’re vulnera...
Monday, September 12, 2022
September 5 2022
This month our theme is “Open to Moments and Transitions.” I like the word “open.” It sends a strong message. We intuitively know the difference between feeling open and feeling closed. Open feels ...
Monday, September 5, 2022
August 29 2022
As we close out August, below are five more ideas of ways to honor our loved ones’ legacies.
Participate in some of their favorite hobbies, even if you have a lot to learn about them.
Make amen...
Monday, August 29, 2022
August 22 2022
We’re moving on to ideas 16 through 20 of ways to honor our loved ones’ legacies.
Write a letter and air anything that may have been left unsaid.
Adopt a section of highway in their name.
Sing...
Monday, August 22, 2022
August 15 2022
This week I’m sharing ideas 11 through 15 of ways to honor our loved ones’ legacies.
Read their favorite books.
Volunteer for their favorite causes, or give a donation in their name.
Plant a f...
Monday, August 15, 2022
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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