April 2008 Blog Posts (18)

Creative Visualization by Shakti Gawain

Gawain explains how to use mental imagery and affirmations to produce positive changes in one's life. The book contains meditations and exercises that are aimed at helping channel energies in positive directions, strengthen self-esteem, improve overall health, and experience deep relaxation.



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Added by Diana, Grief Recovery Coach on April 21, 2008 at 6:00pm — No Comments

Savin' me - Nickelback - Worth Watching

Added by Diana, Grief Recovery Coach on April 20, 2008 at 8:16pm — No Comments

Run Through The Fields of Your Life

When I see

Your face within my dreams,

I wish that I could be

forever in my sleep

When I wake,

another rainy day

is more than I can take,

then I hear You say,



Run through the fields of your life,

I'll never leave your side

Just keep your hand in mine

Run through the fields of your life,

and in the end you'll find

I was with you all the… Continue

Added by Diana, Grief Recovery Coach on April 19, 2008 at 6:30pm — No Comments

Picture of Unknown Origin


If anyone knows anything, please comment. I found it labeled "unknown"

Added by Diana, Grief Recovery Coach on April 17, 2008 at 12:57pm — 1 Comment

Coping with Suicide Loss

"One learns to live with the loss, the tragedy, the waste, and the gaping hole in the fabric of one's life. There is no closure, nor would I want one. I want to remember him all my life, vividly: his laughter, the smell of his sneakers under his bed, his moments of joy, his humility, and his integrity."

Some survivors struggle with what to tell other people. Although you should make whatever decision feels right to you, most… Continue

Added by Diana, Grief Recovery Coach on April 13, 2008 at 6:30pm — 5 Comments

Grief vs Trauma

Grief tends to be mixed with trauma when a loss is sudden and unexpected — a fatal heart attack, an accident, a murder — or it’s perceived as being outside the normal cycle of life, as in the death of a child. For example, someone who nurses a spouse through a long illness will grieve when the spouse is gone, but the person who witnesses the sudden death of a spouse in a car crash will likely be traumatized as well. A sudden loss can be even more… Continue

Added by Diana, Grief Recovery Coach on April 11, 2008 at 6:18pm — No Comments

Do You Have an Elephant in the Room?

There’s an elephant in the room. It is large and squatting, so it is hard to get around it.

Yet, we squeeze by with, “How are you?” and “I’m

fine”...

And a thousand other forms of trivial chatter.

We talk about the weather.

We talk about work.

We talk about everything else – except the elephant in

the room.

We all know it is there.

We are thinking about the elephant as we talk.

It is constantly on our… Continue

Added by Diana, Grief Recovery Coach on April 10, 2008 at 7:43am — 2 Comments

Monk Actor Stanley Kamel Dead at 65


Stanley Kamel

Added by Diana, Grief Recovery Coach on April 9, 2008 at 6:54pm — No Comments

What Made Bush Cry?

Fallen Hero - Michael A. Monsoor

Added by Diana, Grief Recovery Coach on April 9, 2008 at 8:52am — No Comments

67 Bodies Exhumed From Civil War Era

67 Bodies Exhumed

Added by Diana, Grief Recovery Coach on April 9, 2008 at 8:30am — No Comments

Siblings, Compulsive Caregivers, and Trauma

When bereaved siblings project their own hurt feelings on to others, and then take care of those others, it becomes counter-productive. Compulsive caregivers live on the periphery of their existence, focusing so much energy outside themselves that they become empty, over-stressed, and ultimately clinically depressed. Often, they appear "brittle," speaking in short, quick sentences, while they deny the underlying pain. The un-felt feelings then become… Continue

Added by Diana, Grief Recovery Coach on April 6, 2008 at 9:00pm — No Comments

Death of a Sibling

There is a saying that if you have lost your parents, you have lost your past; if you lost your children, you have lost your future; if you have lost your spouse, you have lost your present; and if you have lost your sibling, then you have lost a part of your past, present and future.

Added by Diana, Grief Recovery Coach on April 5, 2008 at 2:00pm — No Comments

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