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Life has its own hidden forces, which you can only discover by living. ~ Soren Kierkegaard, 1813-1855, Danish Philosopher Melanie Hack Author of Who Killed My Sister, My friend Read an excerpt now TV Shows and Clips about the Death of Cindy James
Posted at: October 8th, 2008 - 6:16 am - Number of Comments » 0
Let me be the soul If you, the body Let me be the heat If you, the Sun Let me be the rainbow If you, a tear Let me be the world Where you would love to wander Let me be the aura If you, the smile Let me be the melody If you, the […]
Posted at: October 7th, 2008 - 6:09 am - Number of Comments » 0
A testament to survival: “I don’t think, in our deepest heart, we accept the death until we see the body. When we viewed the body of our daughter, who drowned, I remember to this day the comment that my wife said to me. She said, ‘Oh, Tom, it’s her. It’s really her.’ And we’d already […]
Posted at: October 6th, 2008 - 6:37 am - Number of Comments » 0
I read your Blog every couple of days Melanie and there are ALWAYS words that comfort me, or stories that make me feel my life is so blessed. ~M Melanie Hack Author of Who Killed My Sister, My friend Read an excerpt now TV Shows and Clips about the Death of Cindy James
Posted at: October 5th, 2008 - 9:10 am - Number of Comments » 0
“People in mourning have to come to grips with death before they can live again. Mourning can go on for years and years. It doesn’t end after a year, that’s a false fantasy. It usually ends when people realize that they can live again, that they can concentrate their energies on their lives as a […]
Posted at: October 4th, 2008 - 6:47 am - Number of Comments » 0
If you want to understand bereavement, you need to realize there is a difference between grief and mourning. Grief is a person’s internal experience, thoughts and feelings related to the experience of a great loss. Mourning is the external expression of one’s grief. So, a person may experience extremely painful grief but, because of a […]
Posted at: October 3rd, 2008 - 6:50 am - Number of Comments » 0
“Tell me about it…what happened?” Melanie Hack Author of Who Killed My Sister, My friend Read an excerpt now TV Shows and Clips about the Death of Cindy James
Posted at: October 2nd, 2008 - 6:27 am - Number of Comments » 0
Have you heard the following simplistic concept?: “You must bloom where you are planted.” (In other words, grow a life.) What does that mean to you, when you think about your grief journey? Does it mean “grow and become all that you can be, no matter where you find yourself on life’s journey?” And in […]
Posted at: October 1st, 2008 - 6:11 am - Number of Comments » 0