I was 19 and living in Calgary when my mom phoned that July afternoon. Her voice trembled then trailed off…my best friend, Chuckie, had just died of the cancer she had been fighting for over a year…she was just 18…a month after high school graduation. I felt like I had stepped outside of myself as […]

Your sleep patterns often change when you grieve—While some people sleep more, most people will have trouble sleeping. The day after first hearing my sister Cindy was missing, I made my first entry in my journal: “I’m worried sick about Cindy and I had a hard time sleeping.” Then when Cindy’s body was found (June […]

You are missed and you are so deeply loved. We feel blessed for having had you with us for such a short time…you taught us much in your life and death. Rest well. Melanie Hack Author of Who Killed My Sister, My friend Read an excerpt now TV Shows and Clips about the Death of […]

For five minutes at the beginning of your day, and five minutes toward the end, sit quietly in a quiet place. With eyes closed, imagine that a radiant light extends from your heart, outward to fill the room. Then imagine that the people in your life walk into the room one by one, then on […]

Support groups are wonderful places to give and receive. As a group member you feel less helpless when others understand the depth and complexities of what you are feeling. When you feel understood by others you knock down the barriers between yourself and the outside world. The experience of trusting and being trusted are fostered. […]

“I will receive what I am giving now, so I am willing to see things differently.” For five minutes at the beginning of your day, sit quietly in a quiet place. One by one, think of the people in your life, and hold the thought, “(Name), true peace and joy I offer you, that I […]

As a teacher of origami, Art Beaudry was asked to represent his school at an exhibit at a large mall. He decided to take along a couple hundred folded paper cranes to pass out to people who stopped at his booth. Before that day, something strange happened — a voice told him to find a […]

Giving and receiving are the same. Do you understand how? Giving and receiving are the two polarities of the same frequency spectrum of abundance. Just as joy and sadness are similar in nature but different in degree, joy and sorrow are opposite polarities of the same emotional spectrum. That means joy can be converted into […]

“I’ve seen and met angels wearing the disguise of ordinary people living ordinary lives.” – Tracy Chapman – Melanie Hack Author of Who Killed My Sister, My friend Read an excerpt now TV Shows and Clips about the Death of Cindy James