OUR DAILY WISDOM WORD TODAY IS JUNCTURES. LIFE IS FULL OF CHANGE. SOMETIMES CHANGES HAPPEN SLOWLY. WE ARE CREATURES OF HABIT. MOST OF US DON’T LIKE BIG CHANGES THAT HAPPEN AS PART OF LIFE. HOW WE COPE WITH CHANGE TELLS MUCH ABOUT OUR CHARACTER. ULTIMATELY, WHEN WE LOOK BACK AT CHANGES, WE USUALLY CAN AT … Read more
Tears are a part of crying and a part of the healing process. When we cry, we release pain and it is necessary to release this pain so it doesn’t hurt other parts of who we are.
What happens when we miss those we once loved from our past? We all can experience yearning for others we once loved. The memories flood into our mind and we may even cry when we think of them. It is hard to believe this is always the way it has to be.
HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY TO ALL MOTHER’S OUT THERE…………… 5/9/2021 Nothing … Read more
DEATH MEANS DIFFERENT THINGS TO DIFFERENT INDIVIDUALS. THERE ARE FEW WORDS THAT I HAVE EVER DEBATED WRITING ON, BUT DEATH WOULD BE ONE OF THEM. I will start off with an acronym for death- (D)arkness (E)ternal (A)fter (T))ime (H)alts. This seems grim but I believe there is another step to this which allows us that … Read more
“Death ends a life, not a relationship.”
-Mitch Albom
In previous posts, I have talked about dealing with deaths of loved ones. To summarize those posts, I had written about how to keep loving the person that’s gone. I would like to expand on that thought a litte more today.
WHAT DOES OUR DAILY WISDOM WORD “DIS-INFORMATION MEAN? DISINFORMATION IS OFTEN LIES MIXED WITH FACT THAT A POLITICIAN OR A CHILD SEXUAL PREDITOR CAN USE ON ONE PERSON WHO THEN TELLS ANOTHER OR INFORMATION BASED ON SHEER LIES MARKETED BY THE MASSES.
OFTENTIMES IN LIFE, WE FEEL REGRET. PERHAPS WE HAVE NOT BECOME THE PERSON WE IMAGINED OURSELVES TO BE. PERHAPS WE HAVE HOPES AND DREAMS WE NEVER FULFILLED. MAYBE WE WISH WE COULD SIMPLY PRESS A BUTTON AND DO THINGS DIFFERENTLY. WE THINK OF MANY THINGS DAILY WE MIGHT HAVE DONE DIFFERENTLY OR HANDLED DIFFERENTLY, BUT … Read more
MERRY CHRISTMAS-EVE! BECAUSE OF FAMILY IN TOWN, I WON’T BE POSTING TOMORROW! CHRISTMAS-EVE IS SO SPECIAL TO ME STARTING WITH MY OWN CHILDHOOD. MY MOTHER, ALTHOUGH WE WERE CERTAINLY NOT RICH, ALWAYS MADE CHRISTMAS SO SPECIAL FOR US. I WAS VERY VERY CLOSE WITH MY LITTLE SISTER, WHO MANY OF YOU KNOW DIED THIS YEAR … Read more
OFTEN TIMES IN LIFE, A DOOR WILL CLOSE WHEN IT IS SUPPOSED TO. WHEN I SEE A DOOR, I think of what it signifies; opening and closing. Depending on our awareness level, we may not even realize a new door has opened, but every opportunity we receive, a new door opening stands for. Often, we … Read more
THE WORLD IS FILLED WITH HAPPINESS AND SADNESS, AND UPS AND DOWNS. TODAY, IS MY BEAUTIFUL NIECES’ BIRTHDAY. AS MANY OF YOU KNOW, SHE LOST HER MOTHER THIS YEAR, JUST A LITTLE OVER THREE MONTHS AGO. GRIEF HAS STAGES OR SO THEY SAY. PERHAPS ITS TRUE, BUT I BELIEVE WE ALL GRIEVE UNIQUELY. A Birthday … Read more
Souls are the essence of who we are. I believe souls originate from God, and return to him when our physical bodies die. Another way to put it is we never die. This is a wonderful way to look at souls because it offers hope to us and lessens the fear of death knowing we will still “be”.
Less than a month ago, I lost my little sister to terminal Head and Neck Carcinoma. It started just over one year ago, on her tongue as a canker sore. She had gone to the dentist as it was extremely painful. The dentist told Jenny that the canker sore looked a bit different than the … Read more
What does it mean to be in a mood affected by vicissitude? We often feel vicissitude when something negative happens in our lives we were not predicting, especially when everything has been going well. My mother has always said, “expect the worst but prepare for the best.” She must have experienced this feeling many times … Read more
“When it comes to life the critical thing is whether you take things for granted or take them with gratitude.”
-Gilbert K. Chesterton
Never take __________ for granted. How many times have we heard that in our lives? The blank can be filled with anything be it family, friends, money, etc.
“If the people we love are stolen from us, the way to have them live on is to never stop loving them. Buildings burn, people die, but real love is forever.” -James O’Barr In the past, I’ve written two articles on dealing with a death of a loved one. As you might know by know, … Read more
Sometimes in life, we find ourselves grieving. Grieving is a part of life along with loss. When we lose someone we love, especially when they are suffering, we feel a mixture of emotions. Part of us wants to see our loved one out of pain prior to death. There is another part of us that … Read more
Hopelessness is a feeling that is usually part of a bigger problem. There is today a feeling of hopelessness for many of us. Life is out of our control. We feel hopeless when we are out of control of a relationship, a financial situation or a health issue. This leads us to what is happening … Read more
“If the people we love are stolen from us, the way to have them live on is to never stop loving them. Buildings burn, people die, but real love is forever.”
-James O’Barr
We all go through it. It happens to people we love and cherish dearly. You know it’s coming and will continue to come till the end of humanity. It’s pre-destined from the day you’re born.
I’m talking about death.
