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Coping with Change: Moving On Without Giving Up

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Listen to my Podcast, Journey from Grief to Healing, Episode 128 on your favorite podcasting app or click here for Episode 128

In Episode 128 of the Journey from Grief to Healing podcast, we explore the inevitable changes that life brings as we approach the fall equinox. Just as the seasons shift, so do our lives, relationships, and personal journeys. Join us as we discuss the lessons that nature, poetry, and music offer in accepting and adapting to these changes. We reflect on Robert Frost’s poignant poem, “Nothing Gold Can Stay,” and how it echoes the transient nature of all things. We’ll also dive into Adam Hood’s inspiring song, “Bad Days Better,” which reminds us of the power we have to make each day better, despite life’s challenges. This episode is a heartfelt reminder that while we can’t control all the changes around us, we can choose how we respond to them, embracing hope and resilience.

Keywords: Life Changes, Fall Equinox, Grief, Healing, Robert Frost, Poetry, Adam Hood, Bad Days Better, Resilience, Acceptance, Personal Growth, Seasonal Changes, Coping Strategies.

Today’s Thought: Is It Time to Take the Leap?

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Plan, plan, and plan. If planning is all we’re doing, we’re not doing much. We’re a lot like a gerbil running as fast as he can on his gerbil wheel. Whatever it is that we want we have to take a leap away from planning. Whatever we choose to do, it’s not going to be perfect, there will be challenges and setbacks. Those are wonderful gifts, they make us stronger, they sharpen our minds, they increase our vision. Is it time to say, “Enough with the planning. It’s time to leap.” Trust yourself. Trust that you are able to adapt to the challenges. Give it your best and place the outcome in God’s hands. You’ll surprise yourself.

Today’s Poem: Morning Song by Sylvia Plath

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Morning Song

Sylvia Plath

Love set you going like a fat gold watch.
The midwife slapped your footsoles, and your bald cry
Took its place among the elements.

Our voices echo, magnifying your arrival.  New statue.
In a drafty museum, your nakedness
Shadows our safety.  We stand round blankly as walls.

I’m no more your mother
Than the cloud that distills a mirror to reflect its own slow
Effacement at the wind’s hand.

All night your moth-breath
Flickers among the flat pink roses.  I wake to listen:
A far sea moves in my ear.

One cry, and I stumble from bed, cow-heavy and floral
In my Victorian nightgown.
Your mouth opens clean as a cat’s.  The window square

Whitens and swallows its dull stars.  And now you try
Your handful of notes;
The clear vowels rise like balloons.

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Today’s Thought: You Have So Much to Offer!

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When I was in the army bootcamp, the drill sergeant would flick the lights on at 4 a.m. and scream, “Get up, if you’re snoozing, you’re losing.” The exact expression was much more colorful, then he added a few more unforgettable lines. I was motivated. I didn’t want his wrath. The lesson has remained with me, you’re snoozing, you’re losing. We each have so much to offer. Part of our life’s work is to discover what our great gifts are and then put them to use to benefit others. There’s no age requirement. The amazing thing is that as we move through life, we continue to discover new gifts within ourselves. We are a treasure that yields to continuous discovery.

Today’s Thought: Make Failure Your Fuel for Future Successes

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A man is great not because he hasn’t failed; a man is great because failure hasn’t stopped him. ~ Confucius

Failure happens. It’s part of life. When we choose to push on in spite of failure we turn failure into lessons. Failure can be our best teacher if we’re open to learning, changing, and understanding how to make our failure our fuel for future success.

Navigating Grief: How to Keep Going When the Storm Hits

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Listen to my Podcast, Journey from Grief to Healing, Episode 124 on your favorite podcasting app or click here for Episode 124

In Episode 124 of the Journey from Grief to Healing podcast, we delve deep into the heart of navigating the darkest moments of grief. In the early stages of loss, the pain can feel overwhelming, like a storm tossing us around in a vast, uncharted sea. In this episode, we explore the power of perseverance, the importance of bailing water to keep our emotional boats afloat, and how choosing life—day after day—can lead to healing.

Inspired by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s timeless poem, “A Psalm of Life,” this episode offers strength, hope, and practical insights on how to keep moving forward, even when the current feels too strong. Learn how embracing the small, healthy choices can eventually calm the storm within and help you find peace again.

Whether you’re in the midst of your grieving journey or supporting someone who is, this episode is a reminder that you are stronger than you know, and better days are ahead. Choose life, embrace the present, and never give up—good things are coming your way.

Today’s Thought: Good Enough is Never Good Enough

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Herbert Simon, an American economist and cognitive psychologist developed the concept of satisficing strategy. The concept states that people often settle for solutions that are good enough and not the best solution possible. Are you settling for good enough and not really testing to see if you could do better? Good enough is never good enough. Give it your best and you’ll never regret it. You were born to shine. Put in the work and never quit.

Today’s Thought: It Takes Courage

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It takes courage to get up and do what what you have to do as a man or woman not making any excuses. Taking the day as it comes, no complaints. Finishing the day, knowing we’ve done our best leaving it all on the table. In all actions be honorable. When we live the day with courage and honor, we’ll go to bed knowing we did our best.

Today’s Thought: Making a Decision?

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We all face big decisions. Most will ask others what they think about the choices. We may even do some research. In the end, the decision is ours. We can’t lay off blame on someone else. It is squarely on our shoulder. A mentor gave me three guidelines: 1) Never sell out. 2) Keep your soul intact. 3) Will you want everyone to know what you decided? I’ve tried to follow my mentor’s advice. Sometimes following his advice has caused me problems, but they were the kinds of problems caused by doing the right thing. I can live with myself. And, I think being able to live with yourself is a big deal.

Today’s Quote: Do It Now!

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The best way to accomplish something is to just do it, and then find the courage afterward. ~ George Chapman

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