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About the Continuity Of Our Consciousness - Near Death Experiences

ABOUT THE CONTINUITY OF OUR CONSCIOUSNESS

Pim van Lommel



In: Brain Death and Disorders of Consciousness. Machado, C. and Shewmon, D.A., Eds. New York, Boston, Dordrecht, London, Moscow: Kluwer Academic/ Plenum Publishers, Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology Adv Exp Med Biol. 2004; 550: 115-132.



SOME TYPICAL ELEMENTS OF NDE (Near Death Experience)



4.1. The Out-of-Body Experience



In this experience people have veridical perceptions from a… Continue

Added by Diana, Grief Recovery Coach on February 16, 2009 at 7:53am — No Comments

Inspiration

We are not human beings having a spiritual experience. We are spiritual beings having a human experience. - Teilhard de Chardin

Added by Diana, Grief Recovery Coach on February 15, 2009 at 4:14pm — No Comments

Daily Inspiration - Ashanti Saying

Every time an earth mother smiles over the birth of a child, a spirit mother weeps over the loss of a child.

Added by Diana, Grief Recovery Coach on February 14, 2009 at 7:01am — No Comments

Online Grief Support Groups - Mary Beth Adomaitis

Online support groups offer individuals:

• A chance to share their grief with others who went through the same situation

• Information about memorials and funerals

• A place to talk about their loved ones without feeling unwelcome or uncomfortable

• A safe place to post poetry, photographs, journals or articles about the person who died

• The ability to remain anonymous

• An opportunity to meet locals who can offer… Continue

Added by Diana, Grief Recovery Coach on February 12, 2009 at 11:00pm — No Comments

Trudging through muck

Today's the 4 week anniversary of my son Jack's death. I feel like I've been trudging through chest deep muck. And seriously, it feels either like I've felt this way forever or for a few hours. I can't believe that it has been 4 weeks since he left this earth. I'm journalling notes to him most nights. There are so many things that happen each day that I would normally tell him. It's hard to see his friends at the grocery store or gas station and know that their life is going. I almost resent… Continue

Added by Margaret R. on February 12, 2009 at 3:17pm — 1 Comment

Daily Inspiration - Mark Hundley











“The healing is the mourning part and you have to find a way to express your emotions in an open, public manner through creative ways or physical activities, such as walking, running, sports, gardening, or getting a therapeutic massage. Mourning is a process and not an event. It's individual. Everyone will heal in different ways and at different rates,” - Mark… Continue

Added by Diana, Grief Recovery Coach on February 11, 2009 at 11:00pm — 3 Comments

Daily Inspiration - Christine Duminiak

“People from all walks of life and with different belief systems have received spiritual contacts from their loved ones who have died.” - Christine Duminiak



Listed Below are Examples of 20 Common Types of Afterlife Signs identified in Christine Duminiak’s book,… Continue

Added by Diana, Grief Recovery Coach on February 10, 2009 at 11:00pm — 6 Comments

Daily Inspiration

Sit quietly today for just a few minutes and clear your mind. Then clear something from your schedule. You and your family are more important than any to do list.

Added by Diana, Grief Recovery Coach on February 10, 2009 at 9:13am — No Comments

5 important lessons about how we treat people . . .

1 - First Important Lesson - Cleaning Lady.



During my second month of college, our professor

gave us a pop quiz. I was a conscientious student

and had breezed through the questions until I read

the last one:



'What is the first name of the woman who cleans the school?'

Surely this was some kind of joke. I had seen the

cleaning woman several times. She was tall,

dark-haired and in her 50's, but how would I know her name?



I… Continue

Added by Diana, Grief Recovery Coach on February 9, 2009 at 7:23am — No Comments

in the beginning...

I apologize already: this will be a boring post. I just want to put down a little history, mostly to help me keep things straight in my mind.



This story starts in 1975, less than a year after I met my husband. In that year, he was in a motor vehicle accident and suffered a number of serious internal injuries. Repairing the damage required that he receive 14 units of blood and as it turns out, one of those units was contaminated with a slow, secretive, but deadly… Continue

Added by marie robitaille on February 8, 2009 at 11:40pm — 2 Comments

Mark, Dad & My life now

I always thought my husband could fix anything. I mean he always had! If I was upset or angry, he just seem to talk me through it and I was Ok again.



Then mom died, and even Mark couldn't fix it.



I remember the night I got the phone call that mommy had passed away. My sister called and told me mom had passed away, (I have two sisters in Oregon, and two brothers in Utah) but it's like I wasn't really hearing it. I remember saying 'What' like three times, then just yelling.… Continue

Added by Amy S on February 8, 2009 at 4:00pm — 1 Comment

11 year old abducted and raped less than a mile from my house.

Pray that we catch these criminals. I have an 11 year old daughter and my heart breaks for this little girl and her mom.



http://www.cfnews13.com/News/Local/2009/2/6/suspects_sought_in_abduction_sexual_battery.html…



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Added by Diana, Grief Recovery Coach on February 7, 2009 at 6:47am — 4 Comments

first post

My husband died almost three years ago. He was really much too young to die and I was much too young to become a widow but there is usually not too much you can do about these things. My mother-in-law has been a widow for a long time and has many widow-friends and she says that in her experience, three years is kind of a magic number for adjusting to your Changed Life after losing your partner. She is quite an expert on this sort of thing and I trust her judgment. Am I expecting some sort of… Continue

Added by marie robitaille on February 7, 2009 at 12:17am — 1 Comment

I wept when I read this poem

This first person I thought about sharing this poem with was my son, Jack. He wrote so many poems and songs. I've spent much of the past few weeks picking up the phone to text message or call him.



Perfection Wasted



And another regrettable thing about death

is the ceasing of your own brand of magic,

which took a whole life to develop and market -

the quips, the witticisms, the slant

adjusted to a few, those loved ones nearest

the lip of the stage,… Continue

Added by Margaret R. on February 5, 2009 at 9:08am — 2 Comments

When God and Grief Meet by Lynn Eib



I found this book to be very easy to read. I felt like I was sitting with Lynn Eib and she was talking to me personally. It was very comforting and I feel like Lynn is a close personal friend. She has a way of writing that just touches your soul. I thoroughly enjoyed this book. Order your copy here: When God & Grief… Continue

Added by Diana, Grief Recovery Coach on February 2, 2009 at 9:00pm — No Comments

2 weeks down the road

I have no idea how someone is supposed to feel when they've lost a child. I didn't realize how many of my thoughts were wrapped around my children--especially Jack since he lived with me. It's hard to participate in the reality of life. And even with all the folks who are keeping contact with me and trying to encourage me to keep going, I feel desperately alone. Work helps, but I am exhausted at the end of the day. I spend the day with a tight jaw and stiff neck, working 110% to keep the wild… Continue

Added by Margaret R. on January 28, 2009 at 8:34am — 1 Comment

Writing and Healing

Research has shown that writing can be emotionally and physically healing.



Online Grief Support uses the blog feature for writing therapy – You can choose to make it private or public. To get started, go to your profile page and locate the "Blog Posts" module in the middle column. Click the "Add a Blog Post" link. You can add text, links, images, and files to your blog post using the blog editor toolbar. You can also select the privacy of your blog post to allow anyone in the… Continue

Added by Diana, Grief Recovery Coach on January 28, 2009 at 7:28am — 2 Comments

Web Grief

Funeral webcasts gain in popularity.

Added by Diana, Grief Recovery Coach on January 20, 2009 at 1:50pm — No Comments

Therapeutic Communication with Loved Ones

A recent Beliefnet survey reveals that there are people of many religious traditions who believe they 'see dead people'. Check out the story here.

Have you had any experiences that you would like to share?

Added by Diana, Grief Recovery Coach on January 20, 2009 at 6:34am — No Comments

AFTER LOSS CREDO

AFTER LOSS CREDO



I need to talk about my loss.

I may often feel the need to tell you what

happened - or to ask you why it happened.



I may frequently need for you to listen

while I explain what this loss means to me.

Each time I discuss my loss, I am helping myself

face the reality of the death of my loved one.



I need to know that you care about me.

I need to feel your touch, your hugs. I… Continue

Added by Diana, Grief Recovery Coach on January 17, 2009 at 3:22pm — No Comments

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