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Robin was four years old when her mother died. At the funeral, she was calm and strong—a little mother herself, helping her grieving father and older siblings. People commented on how well she was doing. She continued to do well for some years after that. And when she turned twelve, her dog died. Something inside […]
Posted at: May 6th, 2008 - 5:33 am - Number of Comments » 0
Mother’s Day isn’t only for those of us whose heart is aching as we remember the last moments spent with our mothers. You can feel pain on Mother’s Day for various reasons: —If you’ve lost your mother and you’re facing the first Mother’s Day without her —If you’ve lost children and feel the void especially […]
Posted at: May 5th, 2008 - 5:27 am - Number of Comments » 0
Have you ever tried sitting motionless for 15 or 20 minutes in order to feel calmer, more peaceful and free of tension? The following exercise will allow you to breathe in calmness and breathe out tension… Close your eyes. Think of yourself as a vessel holding muddy water—the longer you sit still the more sediment […]
Posted at: May 3rd, 2008 - 6:51 am - Number of Comments » 0
For five minutes at the beginning of your day, allow your feelings to be present. Don’t try to direct them, enhance them, or manipulate them. Just notice them. Just feel them. Being creatures of both the mind and body experience, we’ll frequently notice that feelings get expressed as sensation in the body. Watch the sensations, […]
Posted at: May 2nd, 2008 - 5:45 am - Number of Comments » 0
Your life energy is yours to spend in whichever way you choose. You are free to make choices. Even within grief you are free to make choices: “Today will I direct my energy and thoughts to those still alive or will I spend my time absorbed in my own thoughts and feelings about my beloved […]
Posted at: May 1st, 2008 - 5:07 am - Number of Comments » 0