Good Morning, Grief—Breathing in the Blessings Pacific Coast, USA Morning light slips through the blinds, landing softly across the blanket at the foot of my bed. I wake slowly, feeling the familiar ache before my eyes fully open. “Good morning, grief,” I whisper into the quiet room, acknowledging my companion—a friend and partner for decades. […]
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Have you ever had a season when life seemed determined to knock you off your feet? Perhaps you lost someone you loved. Maybe before you had time to catch your breath, another challenge arrived. Then another. You told yourself to be strong. You kept showing up. You kept moving forward. Yet, beneath the surface, you
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“We are not human beings having a spiritual experience. We are spiritual beings having a human experience.” ~Pierre Teilhard de Chardin If you consider for a moment that you’re a soul having a human experience, the next step is to understand that certain qualities of the soul are always present, no matter what your human
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I believe that people usually have good intentions. And, when someone you care about is dealing with loss, you may not know how to respond. Most of us don’t have a very comfortable relationship with strong emotions and grief. When feelings like anger, sadness, fear, are expressed in our midst, we will tend to gloss
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