The grieving process is a crucial and beneficial stage of conscious acceptance of a loss, which ultimately leads to a letting go of this loss. A loss of any kind, whether it’s a death of a pet, a child, or a parent, or maybe a divorce, a loss of a job, or the end of …
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How to Effectively Use Journaling as a Healing Tool
Journaling is one of the most effective ways for us to self-reflect – it helps us dig deep to the source of our core beliefs, thoughts, and emotions. This investigative process helps us figure out when, where, and how we’ve adopted such internal feelings. It aids us in the unfolding of self-inquiry to observe – …
The Difference Between Processing Your Grief vs. Drowning In It
When we lose someone we love, the pain that comes in waves can be almost unbearable. The pain that is also a reflection of our love for our deceased loved one. The stronger your love for them, the more pain and emotional upheaval you will experience during the grieving process. Instead of trying to disown …
4 WAYS YOU ARE SABOTAGING YOUR GRIEVING PROCESS (WITHOUT KNOWING IT)
“Grief can be the garden of compassion. If you keep your heart open through everything, your pain can become your greatest ally in your life’s search for love and wisdom.” – RUMI When we are grieving the loss of a loved one, while juggling the emotional calamity, the mental and physical stress of attempting …
5 SUBTLE SIGNS OF A PROPER GRIEVING SESSION
When we are drowning in the vast ocean of our grief, with no land in sight, we don’t realize how far we’ve made it, and how much closer to shore we actually are when all we’re focused on is trying to survive one kick and one stroke at a time. After all, no land posts …
7 POWERFUL RITUALS TO HELP YOU HEAL FASTER DURING GRIEF
Grieving is such an effective and psychologically necessary means to process the loss of a loved one. Loss of a piece of ourselves. Real joy isn’t possible until we have taken the plunge into the depths of our own shadow, or the disowned aspects of ourselves. Only through exploring and marrying various aspects of our …
PENNIES FROM HEAVEN: NOT JUST A SONG!
Earlier this week, I published an article that elaborates on the 11 common ways your deceased loved one tries to communicate with you once they’ve crossed over. The day immediately after I hit “Publish,” further confirmation from Spirit appeared right on my front door. Literally. Today, I’d like to share with you the sign …
THE MOST COMMON FALSE BELIEF ABOUT GRIEF THAT KEEPS WIDOWS FROM MOVING ON
As I browsed through the countless grief forums to find comfort in a sense of community, I discovered a common pattern that is hidden behind the surface mirage of alphabets we have strung together to express our grievances. Behind every re-telling of the stories of tremendous loss, there is a common unspoken false belief that …
11 MEANINGFUL WAYS TO HONOR THE ANNIVERSARY OF YOUR DECEASED LOVED ONE
Every year, the approaching anniversary that marks the loss of our loved one almost always elicits emotional turbulence in grieving widows and widowers. Some of us might be overwhelmed by a sense of emptiness, despair, and deep sadness, if this marks the first year of your loved one’s physical death. Others may have already walked …
7 WAYS TO CHANNEL GRIEF INTO ACTIONABLE EXPRESSIONS OF LOVE
“Grief, I’ve learned, is really just love. It’s all the love you want to give, but cannot. All that unspent love gathers up in the corners of your eyes, the lump in your throat, and in that hollow part of your chest. Grief is just love with no place to go.” ~ Jamie Anderson The …