Losing a Loved One changes your life, but when it happens on your birthday it can alter your future. This can make the approach of the date very difficult. Loss can transform your celebration of life into a mark of mourning. The reality is you have the choice.
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There are milestones in your life that change how you view the world. Some events change both the present and the future, Loss is one of them. The loss of your parents is one of the most devastating experiences of all, regardless of your age.
No matter how close your relationship was, losing a parent is a life-changing event. It changes how you view the world. You will also feel differently towards almost every aspect in life. I noticed these for myself.
We all love a great re-run, where we are familiar with the people, and know what will happen and when to react… But why do we relive painful parts of our lives over again? Are we hoping to change it, maybe we can fix it?
Our minds conjure up old memories or portions of our lives that we have a conflict with. These reruns or “flashbacks” represent an internal interpretation of an event. Through the windows of our imaginations, we mentally tweak memory and attempt to alter the event creating a more desirable outcome.
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Almost everyone has experienced the emotion of grieving. But what happens when the active grieving becomes a state of being?
In most cases, grieving is marked in five common stages: denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance. No one can say how long it will take to go through any of these stages when you lose a loved one. There is also no way to tell how each stage will affect each person.
There is a common transformation that occurs during the grieving process that is often missed. Many people get stuck in one of the stages of grieving and it becomes a state of being. A state of being can also become a mindset or even a way of life.
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Time is like grains of sand falling through an hourglass. However you count the time, we each have a limited amount of time here on earth, which can be measured in many different ways – from minutes to memories, experiences and opportunities…
For those who measure life in terms of passages of time, there is an inclination to measure by years while growing older, and then in minutes when sensing time is running out.
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When a Loved One is sick or aging, we often do our best to avoid the subject. We do even more to avoid the topic of death. But what can you do if a Loved One knows it’s their time, even if you don’t?
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Have you ever stopped to think about the things you tell yourself every day? Do you pay attention to your inner dialogue?
You have about 60,000 thoughts in a day. Are you telling yourself the right stuff? Are you talking to yourself like a friend?
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We all want to be in control of our lives, but what happens when we are living life in the passenger seat? We are trying to stop the car by stomping on the floorboards but because there are no pedals, we have no control of the car. We are checking to see if there are obstacles in our path without the proper view.
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Saying Goodbye to a Loved One can be difficult. The final farewell is a milestone in our Life. For some it is even something that can’t be done. Yet for others, it is a turning point in their lives, that can decide the rest of their lives.
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This is a very complicated question when someone you love is sick. The answer is even more complicated, it can mean the difference between praying for life or death.
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