Kindness

Healing Through Telling – Understanding and Coping with Grief

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Welcome to Episode 70 of “Journey from Grief to Healing” with Dr. Ray Calabrese. In this episode, Dr. Ray shares his experience with well-intentioned people who offer quick fix solutions to grief and underscores the complexity of the emotional process. There is no straightforward path to healing, as he likens grieving to peeling an onion – revealing deeper layers as you progress. It is not about searching for immediate cures but understanding and coping with the journey.

During the episode, he emphasizes the power of shared experiences and the importance of storytelling and active listening in the healing journey. He details his personal encounters, giving perspective on how sharing grief stories plays an essential part in the healing process. Painful as it may be, sharing your untold story enables deeply buried emotions to be released. And within these shared experiences lies the seed of healing.

What makes this episode special is the light it shines on support and understanding within the grieving community. The grieving process is significant to our shared human experiences. And in this mutual understanding and sharing, an empathetic connection with others going through the same journey is fostered. It’s about turning our wounds into a source of light.

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Today’s Inspiring Photo: Take Time to Listen

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Thinking Out Loud: Light Up the Darkness

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“I wish it need not have happened in my time,” said Frodo.
“So do I,” said Gandalf, “and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.” ~  J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring

NOTE: Wherever we are, that’s where we are. We may not like our circumstances or the people in our sphere. We have a choice. We can become a bitter, backstabbing person, whose only desire is to contribute to the darkness. Or, we can choose to bring light to the darkness. When we bring a light to the darkness we have the opportunity to become the master of our circumstances. Each moment becomes a defining destiny moment demanding our best. If we continually choose to be a light in the darkness, we’ll have made a great difference with our life.

Today’s Inspiring Photo: Bring Your Gift to the World

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Thinking Out Loud: We Are All Connected

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In everyone’s life, at some time, our inner fire goes out. It is then burst into flame by an encounter with another human being. We should all be thankful for those people who rekindle the inner spirit. ~ Albert Schwheitzer

NOTE: We need each other. Even the most independent, self-reliant individuals need others. When we are awake to the need in others we have an unique opportunity to offer our assistance. I recall when my wife an I were driving on I-10 east of Tucson, Arizona. It was a hot desert day. We stopped to get gas and use the restroom. When we were getting ready to pull away from the pump, my wife put her hand on my forearm and pointed to a car in the next island. A little girl, perhaps five or six years old, fell down and was crying (really screaming loudly). Her parents were trying to console her and watch their three other children. My wife reached into the glove box and pulled out a package of Dora bandages (she loved Dora bandaids). She took several bandaids out and went to the family. She showed them to the little girl and handed them to the girl’s mom. The little girl stopped crying. She was admiring her Dora bandaid. Sometimes one person makes all the difference in another’s life. We do need each other.

Today’s Inspiring Quote: Life’s Most Important Things

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That best portion of a man’s life, his little, nameless, unremembered acts of kindness and love.

William Wordsworth

Thinking Out Loud: It’s Time to Take it All Off

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If you wish to travel far and fast, travel light. Take off all your envies, jealousies, unforgiveness, selfishness and fears. ~ Cesare Pavese

NOTE: I love this bit of wisdom from the Italian poet, Cesare Pavese. Happiness happens when we shed the extra emotional weight we carry. Shedding emotional weight isn’t easy. It takes work and is more like peeling an onion layer by layer. When you think you’re finished peeling, there’s another layer to peel. As we shed our emotional layers we get closer to what were born to be, happy, joyful, grateful, and overflowing with love for ourselves and all of creation.

Today’s Inspiring Quote: Light Up the World Around You

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Let your light shine. Be a source of strength and courage. Share your wisdom. Radiate love.

Wilferd Peterson

Today’s Inspiring Quote: A Good Person’s Reflection

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Beautiful people are not always good, but good people are always beautiful.

Ali ibn Abi Talib

Today’s Inspiring Photo: You Are Loved

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