Grief

Putting pictures out...
I thought it would be much harder since I just lost Mom 01-06-07, but I like walking from room to room now and seeing her. I've had she and Dad up on two shelves in different rooms, but now I'm putting ones up of just Mom from our Hawaii trip. I know there will be sad days when I look at them and cry... but ... 30 Mar 2007 18:22

5 years
It's been almost 5 years since my daughter died. I'm really having a hard time with it. I think I thought that with time the pain would be more bearable, but I'm finding that the opposite is true. It's just that much longer that I haven't seen her, touched her, held her. I miss her so much. And it was so sensel... 13 Apr 2007 10:21

Sudden Passing of a Close Friend
I usually start things like this with a question. Why, How, Where is he? For whatever reason, this loss has affected me in ways I've not experienced before. My name is Chris. I'm a 28 year old man from Kansas City, Missouri. Brian, a close friend of mine, was shot to death last Friday by a landlord upset about... 26 Mar 2007 18:10

Thanks & hugs
Hello everyone, I want to thank all of you for your support & words of encouragement, thoughts & best wishes. The case is almost over, we go back on June 8th for sentencing, he changed his plea to guilty, the proscecutor wants 10 yrs. susp. after 6 with 3 yrs. probation. The judge has the final say, she will probab... 26 Mar 2007 17:06

What do people feel who suddenly realise they're dying?
My father died recently after a triple heart bypass op. Two days after the op he said, "It's all gone wrong. I'm dying." My sister, who was visiting him, refused to believe him - she couldn't "go there". She said he seemed to be experiencing a mixture of silent anger and dismay - which hardly expresses it, I imagi... 24 Mar 2007 22:33

Kids' Response to Grief
My 4-year old looked up yesterday and saw a rainbow. Immediately she said that Uncle Luke probably helped God to hang the rainbow. Later, when the sun was setting, she said Uncle Luke probably helped God to paint the clouds so pretty. I think we can learn a lot from our little ones, sometimes. They aren't as ... 26 Mar 2007 21:48

Sharing a Grief Poem
Just sharing a poem I wrote back in November. I seem to write one or two every month, around the date of my brother's death. I thought I would pass it along - it's sort of how you feel in the first wake of grief and then, in 'waves' as times passes as well. Yesterday was different, I can't say exactly why, Fo... 25 Mar 2007 01:39

came unstuck
Last night i picked up my new car that ive waited 6 months for. I bought the car last year and gran was so excited that i had bought it. Gran died 7 november 2006. Well last night after i picked the car up i came unstuck and burst into tears as soon as i got round the corner from the car yard. Gran was so lo... 28 Mar 2007 08:16

Dreaming...
I had a dream about Mom last night. She was still alive. When I woke up... in that first 5 minutes of vulnerability, I believed she was here. And then my reality reminded me of where I am and where she is, so I broke down and had a good cry. I am reminded once again of... "Remember, God is here. Death i... 25 Mar 2007 21:38

Amazing Facts About Mediation
Most Meditation Techniques take long weeks of training to learn and successfully master. Most people usually give up and do not meditate at all even after spending hundreds of dollars for their "new age" education. People who want to reduce stress, eliminate anxiety and panic attacks find it impossible to "clear" ... 22 Mar 2007 20:12