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Grief CPR Seriesr Things we need to know BEFORE emotional disaster strikes! Emotion = Energy in Motion Letting go!

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I am a mother – daughter – wife – sister – granddaughter. I love my family deeply, so when I lose a member of my family or a close friend, how do I move forward in my grief? I can share my thoughts with you on this subject as a woman who has lost 2 children in two very different ways, my mother, grandparents, and close friends. Some may have lost more people in their lives and some less. It is not how many people in your lives you have lost, but in how you react to their loss.

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Signs and Dreams from our Children Dreams and signs of our children. Do they really exist? Are dreams and signs a technique our deceased children use to contact us to let us know they are fine and indeed do live on? I believe with my whole heart they do. I am very fortunate and blessed, because of my Grief Support website, I am privileged to hear about numerous dreams and signs decreased children have shown their parents and grandparents.

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Death, no matter what the cause, is always unexpected and a shock. I know this, and as a death care professional and grief coach, I teach this. Working over 12 years in the death care industry, I’ve seen the emotions of death and grief. I’ve assisted hundreds of families with prearrangements, final arrangements, made aftercare home visits, facilitated grief support groups, conducted workshops, and more. I’ve listened to countless stories of circumstances surrounding the deaths, unfulfilled hopes and dreams, and fears related to the future.

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The best method for educating yourself on how to cure panic attacks is using natural means as a cure for panic because it's safer than consuming prescription drugs that produce unwanted side effects. Many completely natural methods for panic have been tried and tested on patients in different ...

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"A good traveler has no fixed plans and is not intent on arriving." Lao Tzu We, the Wanderers, are on a spiritual search. A path where our conquest is soul growth and a more peaceful existence in a worn down world that needs us more than we need this world. Enter the search, seeking guidance that wisdomkeepers and sages and storytellers to share with us. Yes, the bookstore. If you are like me, you wander the bookstore knowing that book you need in your life will speak and you will lift it up for your life journey.

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Have you said, “I love you” hundreds to thousands of times only to find it being less effective than your intention? If that is the case, you may not be surprised to know that there are many more ways to say I love you than verbally expressing it. In fact, there are seven ways to communicate ...

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Being in love is a wonderful thing, yet being able to know how to say I love you may be harder than you think. People who enjoy listening to others saying nice things about them often feel they are loved but according to how to say I love you, what you say is much less important tha HOW you ...

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Your dreams belong to you. Your dreams are for your soulwork. Guidance for the answers inside yourself, that is one thing, and we all sometimes need the hand to hold as we find our way in life. But searching for answers from outside one's self may lead you from your personal course and answers, your deep-seated changes.

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As you think about the question, imagine yourself sitting in the center of a lotus blossom, take in a deep breath and exhale slowly… imagine the tension flowing out of your body and the relaxation flowing in with each breath. As you feel more and more relaxed and your mind becomes more ...

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We all have the wonderful opportunity to learn something about our self every time we interact with another person. Each person reflects a part of our self, a positive or negative quality, characteristic or behavior, of which we may or may not be aware. Everyone is a mirror for everyone else. ...

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We know that water always seeks its own level and that this planet is two-thirds water and our bodies are similarly composed; I figure those truths have something to say about our lives. Let's take happiness. Are you happy? Are you happier tha I am? Do most people appear happier than you? Do ...

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“I’m sorry, Martha,” the doctor said sadly, “there is nothing more medical science can offer you. It’s time to go home and call hospice, get your affairs in order and prepare to die.” What goes through someone’s mind when they hear something like that and how does one prepare to die? If it’s ...

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During my ten years of assisting families with making burial arrangements, I listened to countless expressions of regret by loved ones on behalf of the deceased. “I regret that he didn’t, she didn’t, I didn’t, we didn’t, or they didn’t.” This remorse that the deceased didn’t get a chance to do something that they always wanted to do brings sadness and disappointment to the family and loved ones left behind.

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Learning to “notice” during my first year of grief was not only the number one grief survival mechanism but through this actio I recognized a major life lesson. I realized that noticing was the vehicle through which I have come to accept my life experiences as well as be able to move through them and learn from them. All the major events in my life, those that caused the most pain and eventually precipitated the most growth in my life have also caused me to reflect upon and recognize that the suffering was present for a reason.

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The Gifts of Grief? What a crazy title for an article. How could anyone see anything positive in grief? It is painful, it is overwhelming, it is always unwelcomed, and it is unfamiliar territory until you enter the situation. So how can I say there are gifts of grief? A gift usually denotes a present or surprise — an unknown, unexpected benefaction or offering. That is precisely what the gifts of grief are --- while experiencing grief, we have absolutely no idea that there might be positive outcomes in such a devastating situation. How can that be?

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Kids grieve differently. I first began to understand this as I drove between my home hospice families in rural Georgia. I delivered end of life care, symptom management, and, especially, I "pronounced" the hospice patients who died on my watch. Adults often cry, become angry, or find solace ...

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"Ma'm, do you want to see my "stork pose?" I looked into the earnest,lonely eyes of a young boy, who had, just that morning, rolled his eyes at the "lame" concept of doing yoga to ease his broken heart. Now, he sought me out, to share his success with the pose, and to gain approval and gentle ...

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There are so many things to take care of in our lives. There are so many things on the list. There are so many people to take care of. How do we prioritize? Are you on the list of priorities? It is important for us to listen to the voice inside us when it says, “I need some ...

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It is hard to face that I now represent the older generation. I am the oldest surviving child, the oldest surviving grandchild of my mother’s family. I hope with time I will gain strength, perspective and fortitude to carry on my family’s values, traditions and cultural roots. ...

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Sometimes we begin grieving while care-giving our parent (s). You are caring for your parents but they are not the same parents you remember while growing up. They are physically and/or mentally frail. They may not even remember your name. How could this happen? Growing up you never thought they ...

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I am an adult orphan. I'm not anyone's child anymore. Both my parents have died. There is no smooth transition from being a child in the family to becoming an orphan. One day you have parents and the next day you don't. It's quite a revelation to know that there is no one to approve or ...

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Here I am sixty years old, without parents, without accountability to anyone but myself, staring at mortality and a member of the orphan club. This is a club I or others do not aspire to belong. There is no age limit, no occupation restrictions, no ethnic or gender requirements, no time limit, ...

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You are taking care of your elderly parents and at the same time caring for your own family. How do you find time for yourself? I found myself every Saturday going to my parents’ home to go through their cupboards and refrigerator to determine what I needed to buy for them at the grocery ...

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During the deathing process the body goes through a letting go of the different sheaths or koshas. Below is a list of the sheaths, what they represent, and signs and signals of what you can expect from the patient. The different sheaths do not necessarily dissolve in a linear fashion. It is more ...

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As a hospice volunteer I am blessed to be included at the end of people’s lives. My daughters and friends sometimes ask me how I can do it. They think that it is icky or heart-wrenching. But to me I am the one receiving the benefit! I get to observe many approaches to the end of life. ...

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A hundred years ago home funerals were the norm. Today, however, many people don’t realize they still have the option of choosing a home funeral. In most states, home funerals can be offered without the use of a funeral home or funeral director. The family can act as its own funeral ...

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If you have a friend or loved one who is dying and don’t feel you know what to do, here are some practical suggestions for things you can do to feel more useful and more at ease with the situation. These suggests are also gifts for the dying person and can help them feel more peaceful and ...

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Through the years, we accumulate a series of experiences. Our tendency is to evaluate and simply reflect on what we have been through and what we have learned. This inward site into what we can no longer see with our eyes allows us to see through them, and into, our soul. The landscape of the ...

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There are many distractions in the world. This would be a good day for you to focus. Focus on your needs, as well as, the needs of others. Keep the needs of yourself and the needs of the self in balance. You will notice that you and others have this need to keep life in balance. There is a ...

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It is the nature of soul to grow, to heal, and to love. As we enter into the world, we emerge as a tiny child. We are open. We do not have conditions placed on us by our parents or ourselves. We have not closed ourselves off from any possibility. It is though the world lay at our feet. We are a ...

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There are many distractions in the world. This would be a good day for you to focus. Focus on your needs, as well as, the needs of others. Keep the needs of yourself and the needs of the self in balance. You will notice that you and others have this need to keep life in balance. There is a ...

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As mysterious as the dark side of the moon lies a hidden force of nature embedded within us all. It is the nurturing side of our being containing seeds of awareness waiting to be born. It lies within the silent spaces between our thoughts. It is a pregnant silence with infinite ...

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Have you ever noticed the way people grieve? There seems to be those who grieve from an ego perspective, and those who grieve from an integrative perspective. To some degree, you will notice a little of ego and integrative responses in the process of letting go. We live in a society where being ...

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