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How to Cope with Grief

Travel with me as you go on the journey of coping with grief. There is no guarantee here, no magical wand, just the assurance that your life will get better.  It will never be the same as before your loved one died, but gradually you will feel s...

Funeral Celebration

 A Celebration of Life is the 'new' funeral or memorial service. It provides a positive focus on your loved one's life while everyone says their good-byes.  It celebrates life instead of dwelling on death. This celebration is often held imm...

Christmas and Grief

Traditions of the holiday season may be difficult to continue without the presence of your deceased relative or friend. You always have the option of developing new or modifying other traditions, or declining to do disturbing activities. Dedicate you...

15 Ideas to Encourage Kid-Creativity

I am creative. You are creative. We are creative.  And our children are creative, but perhaps their creativity hasn't been encouraged.  Perhaps their first grade teacher is a math major; perhaps she dislikes art because she feels incompeten...

Using Visualization to Cope with Grief

Guided visualization is an excellent tool to use when coping with death or other serious challenges. In visualization you use your imagination and explore a topic to express emotions and discover your feelings and needs. It lets you daydream in a con...

Craters of the Moon

 "A weird and scenic landscape peculiar to itself," stated President Calvin Coolidge as he didecated the new memorial.  A pioneer traveling the Oregon Trail in the 1850s looked at the blackened earth and described the land before...

Angry at Cancer

A diagnosis of cancer?  And you feel ANGRY!  Yes - angry at the world, at sunny skies and singing birds, at God, at your doctor, at healthy people, at love songs on the radio, and even at yourself.  Of course you're angry!  Who wo...