Food for Thought – Feelings in Grief
When I think of the many feelings associated with grief, I picture a rubber band ball. It is as if, at any given time, you could pull on one of…
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Food for Thought – One Brick at a Time
The pain of grief is real. The pain of losing someone you love is intense. It can be like losing a part of yourself. Or that self is in pieces…
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Food for Thought – And Now… I Will Be Kind to Myself
Let’s spend our time together this month looking at ways to help yourself in this time of fear, grief and loss. We can call it self-care or showing yourself compassion.…
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Food for Thought – Together in Grief, Together in Hope
At the end of my “Food for Thought” in May, I invited you to stay connected to yourself and others during this pandemic time. I was thinking about how it’s…
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Food for Thought – The Pandemic of Grief…And HOPE
Dear Friends, I, too, am going to chat for a while with you, following in the footsteps of the compassionate and thoughtful Food for Thought from April 2020 written by…
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Food for Thought – Grieving in this Pandemic
Dear Friends, I have decided to forgo the usual format and chat with you for a while. Grieving can be lonely, and these can be very lonely times to grieve. …
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Food for Thought – Through Winter into Spring
Grief has often been related to a harsh winter – freezing our very being – mind, body, and soul. It comes uninvited and unwelcome. We struggle to breathe, to do,…
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Food for Thought – Jumping In
Do you remember the first time you jumped into a chilly swimming pool or a cold lake? (I bet some of us are shivering right now at the thought.) Remember…
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Food for Thought – January 2020
Yes, we have made it through Christmas, or Hanukkah or Kwanzaa, or just celebrating because that is what we do. “The most wonderful time of the year.” Really? I have…
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