Uncategorized – The Journey Of Losing A Loved One https://www.thejourneyoflosingalovedone.com Fri, 10 Jan 2025 22:25:56 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.0.22 Losing A Loved One On Your Birthday https://www.thejourneyoflosingalovedone.com/losing-a-loved-one-on-your-birthday/ Fri, 22 Mar 2019 04:55:03 +0000 http://www.thejourneyoflosingalovedone.com/?p=310 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. Although my Mother passed away nine days …

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]]> Five Things I Noticed When I Lost My Parents https://www.thejourneyoflosingalovedone.com/five-things-i-noticed-when-i-lost-my-parents/ Tue, 26 Feb 2019 04:52:37 +0000 http://www.thejourneyoflosingalovedone.com/?p=297 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 …

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]]> FLASHBACKS WON’T FIX IT https://www.thejourneyoflosingalovedone.com/flashbacks-wont-fix-it/ Fri, 22 Feb 2019 04:56:59 +0000 http://www.thejourneyoflosingalovedone.com/?p=288 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 …

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]]> Grieving, a State or a Stage https://www.thejourneyoflosingalovedone.com/grieving-a-state-or-a-stage/ Mon, 18 Feb 2019 05:13:06 +0000 http://www.thejourneyoflosingalovedone.com/?p=290 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 …

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]]> The Hourglass Of Life https://www.thejourneyoflosingalovedone.com/the-hourglass-of-life/ Mon, 11 Feb 2019 04:29:03 +0000 http://www.thejourneyoflosingalovedone.com/?p=283 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 …

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]]> “I Was Hoping to See the Flowers”, When a Loved One Knows It’s Time https://www.thejourneyoflosingalovedone.com/i-was-hoping-to-see-the-flowers-when-a-loved-one-knows-its-time/ Wed, 06 Feb 2019 05:03:48 +0000 http://www.thejourneyoflosingalovedone.com/?p=268 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? This happened to me, my Mother knew it was her time …

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]]> “I Am” The Power of…Self Talk https://www.thejourneyoflosingalovedone.com/i-am-the-power-ofself-talk/ Tue, 29 Jan 2019 22:35:22 +0000 http://www.thejourneyoflosingalovedone.com/?p=251 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? Be good to your self yourself! Without realizing it, you …

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]]> Living Life In The Passenger Seat https://www.thejourneyoflosingalovedone.com/living-life-in-the-passenger-seat/ Sun, 20 Jan 2019 18:55:06 +0000 http://www.thejourneyoflosingalovedone.com/?p=241 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 …

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]]> How Can I Say Good Bye? https://www.thejourneyoflosingalovedone.com/how-can-i-say-good-bye/ Mon, 07 Jan 2019 04:42:47 +0000 http://thejourneyoflosingalovedone.com/?p=226 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. When you say “goodbye” to a someone, even …

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]]> Do I Pray For Peace Or Healing? https://www.thejourneyoflosingalovedone.com/do-i-pray-for-peace-or-healing/ https://www.thejourneyoflosingalovedone.com/do-i-pray-for-peace-or-healing/#comments Thu, 03 Jan 2019 03:28:14 +0000 http://thejourneyoflosingalovedone.com/?p=214 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. Every day you hear someone say “please Pray for X, they are very sick”. The majority of people answer with one of two answers, “I will” …

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