Moments of Grief and Loss
We usually associate Grief and Loss with the death of a loved one. However we can also experience these feelings through times of Change, particularly when we have no control in that change.
In fact, these feelings can accompany any life event which involves change, such as Separation, the death of a pet, or moving house. It can also accompany exciting life events such as becoming a Parent for the first time, your child starting school, or at the end of a wonderful experience such as an overseas trip.
Fear plays a big part in Grief and Loss. This is normal, whether the change was thrust upon you or if you made the choice. You are, after all, travelling in uncharted waters so it’s only natural to experience fear during these times.
There are also times where these feelings will come out of nowhere, when we least expect it, and long after the loss. This is our reminder that we may have healed, but there will always be a scar.
We can’t hide or ignore these feelings, but how can we embrace them and still survive? How can we feel safe and confident that there is light at the end of the tunnel in the midst of these feelings?
In these pages are articles of support and understanding to help you find healing and meaning through times of Grief, Loss, Change and Fear.
It’s a Paradox, this Grief vs Joy vs Peace thing. I love you. I’m broken. I miss you. I’m broken. I’m happy for you. I’m broken. I’m relieved for you. I’m broken. I’m finally going to leave this place feeling joyful, peaceful, that you’re now free. I’m broken. I thank God for you, for your […]
I searched for you today, but I couldn’t find you. I thought I heard you whisper….it was the wind, rustling through the reeds. I thought I saw your sparkling eyes….it was the sun’s rays, dancing upon the water. I thought I heard your laughter….it was the birds, singing in the trees. I thought I felt
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I wrote this prayer for New Year’s Eve over 30 years ago. It was a hard year to let go of. My father had passed away only two months earlier and somehow I felt that by letting go of 1988 I’d be letting go of Papa as well. Forever. And I wasn’t ready to do
New Year’s Eve Parade – A Prayer for New Year’s Eve Read More »
Grief and Bereavement is magnified during the Christmas Season. The irony and tragedy of the meaning we have placed on Christmas.
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Honouring and missing my dad on Father’s Day. In heaven there is a special seat by the water, waiting for the day that we can sit and talk again.
Happy Father’s Day in Heaven Papa. Read More »
Max has been an important part of our family for over 11 years. He loves laying in the sunshine, walkies, sitting on my fluffy slippers, begging for scraps at my feet while I cook, eating the cat’s food, having his tummy tickled, watching movies with the family and he longs for Molly the cat to
October 20 1988 was the beginning of my journey of dealing with the death of a parent. We were woken with the words Your father wants you to know that he loves you and he is very very proud of you. And so began the longest day of my life. A day that visited our
