I really want to take care of myself. But I feel as if I was absent when “they” taught Emotional Hygiene. Sigh, does anyone teach that? You say it is mentioned in the Bible — You call it speaking the Truth in Love. Hm. I just never thought about speaking the truth in love to myself! That sounds so obvious.
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Looking Back — Looking Forward
In Your Universe, God, Joy does not preclude Sorrow. Joy is there to undergird and carry us through our Sorrows.
Tagged with: Body Heart Teamwork, grief, Joy, New Year, sorrow, Thanksgiving
Posted in a hand up, asking for help for myself, connecting, going THROUGH the sorrow, gratitude, healing, hearing myself
Posted in a hand up, asking for help for myself, connecting, going THROUGH the sorrow, gratitude, healing, hearing myself
The physicality of grief
I’m not sure our society or our scientists understand the Physical Cellular Connection between Momthers and Daughters. We share mitochondria. We share the deepest possible physical connection.
Tagged with: grief, Grief Loss and Bereavement, Mother Daughter Connection, mothers, Respecting the Grieving Experience
Posted in connecting, Families, Feeling our feelings, Grief, hearing myself, Mothers
Posted in connecting, Families, Feeling our feelings, Grief, hearing myself, Mothers
Mommies and Babies — and Saying Goodbye
I have been taken by surprise at the grief flowing through me. It’s very primal, God. I guess grief always is. But because my husband Kit and I had been “assisting” mom daily the last few years, playing games and talking — part of me sees her as my baby. So it’s a sort of double whammy.
Tagged with: family, grief, Hospice, Mother, Mother daughter bond
Posted in connecting, Grief, LOVE, Our Extended Family - all creatures great and small, Perspective
Posted in connecting, Grief, LOVE, Our Extended Family - all creatures great and small, Perspective
Lost and Found in Bar Harbor, Maine
My mind churned most of the night as I thought back to where I could have lost it. Churning is a kind word for what my mind was doing. I was miserable! Self recrimination, regret, grief, and anger are only a few of the emotions storming around inside me.
Tagged with: grief, loss, praise, regret, sacrifice of praise
Posted in Anger, Grief, Praise, Prayer, Regret -- acknowledging and releasing it
Posted in Anger, Grief, Praise, Prayer, Regret -- acknowledging and releasing it
A Two-Meal-Fast and Inner Processing
Give sorrow words. The grief that does not speak Whispers the o’erfraught heart and bids it break.
Tagged with: Finding the Words, grief, Prayer and Fasting, processing, Sorrows
Posted in fasting FOR someone, Prayer, responding to God's Spirit, speaking
Posted in fasting FOR someone, Prayer, responding to God's Spirit, speaking
Moon Rise on 9/11 — Anniversaries and Remembering
Good Morning, God! Last night the moon was full and we went with friends from out of towm to The Shack on Koko Marina. It has long been one of my favorite views. And, somehow, the almost Black and White…
Tagged with: anniversaries, cellular memory, Full Moon and 9/11, grief, remembering, traumas
Posted in time, Transitions
Posted in time, Transitions
A Moment with God 