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- Just-a-Pause : Life Happens And Then There Is A Home Coming - by Submitted on May 26, 2008 from Arlene ClarenceAll of us are born and learn to live and love life, only to die one day. Death brings with it, it’s own share of memories. Memories of the time spent with the one who is no more. Personally, I feel uncomfortable to condole with the grieving kin. At the cost of sounding cynical, funeral ...
Views: 980 - Know About Burial Insurance - by Submitted on Apr 11, 2012 from Steve HillDeath is a subject that individuals don't want to speak about, particularly whether it is their own dying. Many of us, especially the more youthful ones, think that it's nonetheless too early-and too morbid-for them to consider demise. As a result of this, only a few people prepare burial ...
Views: 1447 - Kubler-Ross Aside. This is a roller coaster ride! The ups and downs of the grief process - by Submitted on Jan 22, 2010 from Gayle LaSalleIt has been said, by those in the know, that the process of grief and loss has stages. While it is agreed these stages don’t necessarily show up in predictable patterns or in specific order, I am hear to tell you there’s much more than stages to the grief process than stages. The work of ...
Views: 1850 - Laughing in Osama's Face - by New Yorkers have come together in welcome ways in the weeks since 9/11. We stop and talk to strangers on the street. We try to help each other well before we formally meet. Or we join in funerals for firemen we never knew, raising money for their families, while recognizing each other from ...
Views: 1320 - Lawyers Or Grave Robbers - by Submitted on Oct 11, 2008 from Diarmuid HanniganThere is an imaginary place in our minds where goblins live deep in the bowels of the earth and guard pots of gold. In these dark and gloomy places they work their evil. Whilst the dead spirits of our ancestors look on in helpless horror, powerlessly entombed by death. The pots of gold have been ...
Views: 1037 - Learning to Forgive Your Mother - by Submitted on Jul 27, 2009 from patsy yustenIt'll Take Dyin' to Get It Done Story of a 40 Year Forgiveness Sideways, in the back, running away, standing still and about any other way one could get it, I did. Don't be confused here. We're talking mental abuse-not physical, so relax. Messing with the mind is not such a biggee. No one ...
Views: 2019 - Learning to Forgive Yourself - by Submitted on Aug 23, 2007 from Joan Marie WhelanIt is hard enough to lose someone we love, but even more difficult to lose a child. Parents (both young and old alike) encounter an arduous task to forgive themselves after experiencing such devastating loss. The initial instinct is to blame oneself for not being there, or not being able to ...
Views: 1669 - Letting Go and Moving On - by Submitted on Dec 10, 2010 from Grace TallmanLetting Go and Moving On After experiencing a major loss, it is sometimes difficult to move on with your life. Before you can look ahead to a brighter future, you need to learn to let go of your painful past. The loss can involve a break up with someone you care deeply about, a job ...
Views: 1665 - Life After Death: Where Do We Go From Here? - by Submitted on Oct 24, 2011 from Randi FinePartial transcript from 9/12/11 episode of my radio show, A Fine Time for Healing Death is one of the greatest mysteries of life. Haven’t we all thought about what happens to us after we die. Every religion claims to have the answer, but all the answers differ. There are many points of ...
Views: 2409 - Life After Grief - by Submitted on Dec 29, 2007 from Elaine WilliamsI became a widow at 47. I'd always thought my husband and I would be together forever, or at least a lot longer than 20 years. We have three boys, who at the time were 11, 18 and 19. I ran the gamut of emotions...shock, fear, an utter stillness of nothing, a frenzy of activity, and on and on. ...
Views: 1170 - Life Between Lives - by Submitted on Apr 08, 2014 from Peter DennisIf you don’t believe in reincarnation, it might be because you don’t have any reason to – fair enough. If you reject the idea and are a reasonable person, you have probably looked at the evidence objectively and have rejected it for what you believe to be good reason – also quite fair. If, on ...
Views: 1752 - Life Insurance and Assisted Death Throughout Canada - by Submitted on Jul 12, 2019 from Eugenia SAssisted death is not a new practice and neither is the controversy that surrounds it. While advances in modern medicine have increased the average person’s lifespan, delaying death isn’t always a positive. In fact, the ability to live longer can actually diminish the quality life for those who ...
Views: 1128 - Life saving tips that can help in almost any natural disaster in US - by Submitted on Oct 16, 2018 from Perfect Home DefenseHurricane Michael, the sturdiest storm in decades, pounded Florida Panhandle and moved to Georgia, recently. The storm caused severe loss as the initial reports predicted. It forced about half a million homeowners to evacuate their houses. More than 3 million homes faced power outage and it ...
Views: 886 - Limbo Land - by Submitted on Jul 08, 2011 from Susan McNeal VelasquezDeath was not to be a leap: it was to be a long descent under thickening shadows. George Elliot – The Mill on the Floss (1860) My mother is eighty-eight. She has congestive heart failure. She has a pacemaker. She takes medications. Her breathing is labored. She is tired. She has no ...
Views: 1921 - Living In The Moment - by Submitted on Jan 21, 2011 from Randy MerglerMy rear bumper has been adorned with a sticker one of my kids picked out seven years ago when we brought two English Mastiff puppies, Spunknik and Tasaki, into our family. The sticker read I Love (heart actually, a drawing of a heart, you know!) My Mastiff. I used to also have one that read My ...
Views: 1408 - Living With Haemophilia – Symptoms and Management - by Submitted on Nov 14, 2017 from Gaurav GautamOverview Haemophilia is a blood disorder, which is somewhat rare, and which hampers the blood’s ability to clot. Haemophilia is usually inherited, although there are different types of haemophilia.Haemophilia A, or Classical Haemophilia, is the most common form, and is caused by having reduced ...
Views: 1696 - Living With Loss - by Submitted on Feb 09, 2008 from June BreretonLoss comes in many forms, and when we lose someone we ask questions of the universe, why did s/he die? Why did s/he leave me? Why him or her? Why did this happen? As a therapist I meet loss every day when working with my clients but I have also experienced it more closely in the death of my ...
Views: 1282 - Loss of A Loved One: The Journey of Grief - by Submitted on Jan 28, 2014 from Moreen DuFermontLoss of A Loved One: The Journey of Grief Since no two relationships are ever the same, the grief that follows from this particular loss is also never the same. How could we possibly express the magnitude of the true loss we feel inside? We each experience loss and pain in our own personal ...
Views: 1473 - Making Meaning out of Passing Loved Ones - by Submitted on Dec 21, 2011 from Carol Harris-FikeTwo more people who were close to me or someone in my family have passed in the last month. This brings the number to five for 2011 and I'm pondering the meaning of it all for me. Is it my age and what I should prepare myself to experience more and more? Is this my year to learn some deep ...
Views: 1480 - Marijuana Marketing: SEO Guide for Dispensaries - by Submitted on Dec 16, 2020 from Shahbaz MalikLet’s face it… immediately may be a gold-rush and lots of small business owners and entrepreneurs are starting dispensaries within the now 10 states that have legalized marijuana.But meaning that competition is tight! So how are you ...
Views: 5354 - Massage as a Support Measure for the Terminally Ill - by Submitted on Dec 10, 2008 from Gilad SchafmanMessage is a healthy and beneficial thing in most instances and for most of the people we encounter in our daily practice. There are contraindications, heath issues that can be dangerous for the receiver when ill. Some types of cancer (lymph related types of cancer) are controversial because of ...
Views: 3818 - Medical Tourism Delhi | Find Best Doctors And Hospitals India - by Submitted on Jun 26, 2024 from marlin medical assistanceMedical Assistance Pvt. Ltd. We, at Marlin help the patients who are looking for a good medical care services and treatment facility in India. You get an unseamed medical care services right from your first step towards us. We assist our international patients who are sitting far off the ...
Views: 686 - Medical Treatment Is A Personal Decision - by Submitted on Jan 22, 2008 from Elaine WilliamsWhen my husband was diagnosed with esophageal cancer, we were shocked, never even having suspected this illness. He had always been relatively healthy, and then one day he couldn’t eat anymore. It all began a few months before the diagnosis. He felt an uneasy heaviness in his chest, but he ...
Views: 1023 - Moore To Consider About... The Mass Exodus - by Submitted on May 13, 2008 from Profile RemovedOn September 11, 2001, I was inspired to write this piece for the The Black & White Book site I was maintaining at the time. That paralyzing event rapidly revealed itself to be far more than just a United States tragedy in more ways than one. It has proven to be a cornerstone to a phenomenon we ...
Views: 1187 - Mothers in the Military - by Submitted on May 14, 2014 from Abigail FazelatMothers are normally military minorities. Sure, women in general are gaining more recognition in the military, but surely many people forget that a large majority of these women are mothers as well as national heroes. However, balancing these two identities is hardly ever easy. One military ...
Views: 1636 - Moving Is Symbolic - by Submitted on Aug 28, 2007 from Meredith MathewsMoving stirs up dust from your past. It has a way of reminding you where you’ve been, and causes you to question where you’re headed. In all the cardboard boxes and packing tape, you find yourself and lose yourself all at the same time. My parents are moving. Move number 15 in their ...
Views: 975 - Moving on to the Beyond – Can One Step out of Being a Believer or a Non-believer? - by Submitted on Jun 23, 2013 from Gopalakrishnan ChandrasekaranMessages from paranormal phenomena can take us into the realm of the unknown, the Beyond. To receive the messages, one must listen and remain without judging. That means one should not fall a prey to the usual tendency of being a believer or a non-believer. Human beings generally live ...
Views: 1417 - Multypersonality Performance - by Submitted on Sep 16, 2007 from Dr. Chandrasekaran KanthadaiMULTYPERSONALITY PERFORMANCE We have heard about 'multypersonality disorder'. In medical terms this is a stage wherein a man/woman undergoes the experience of different personalities in him. The person undergoing such change in him, is, in general, not aware of such changes and expresses a ...
Views: 931 - My coffee break experience - by Submitted on Jan 12, 2011 from rikvin offshoreI really love drinking coffee, and probably coffee is part of my daily life routine. Coffee in the morning and coffee during office breaks. Though it’s usual for my officemates to go to Starbucks and have their coffee break there although I usually prefer to just stay behind our office and just ...
Views: 1510 - My Friend Jeanne Hughs - by Submitted on Jul 13, 2008 from Michele LongI first met Jeanne six years ago upon moving into my apartment while getting a divorce. I can't remember which one of us introduced ourselves first. We are both friendly types though, so it didn't take long for us to cement a dear and lasting friendship. She is sixty-nine now and I am ...
Views: 1202 - Narcissist and His Body in Health, Illness, and Disability - by Submitted on May 05, 2015 from Sam VakninWhen narcissists fall victim to chronic or acute diseases, or survive a traffic accident, they react in either of four typical ways, depending on the type of narcissist: 1. The schizotypal reaction: the belief that the narcissist's predicament is a part of a larger, cosmic plan, or of a ...
Views: 8336 - Navigating the Journey of Loss: The Uniqueness of Losing a Spouse - by Submitted on Mar 25, 2024 from Kay FontanaLosing a spouse is a profoundly personal and emotional experience that reshapes every aspect of our lives. This significant loss brings with it a unique set of challenges, emotional complexities, and unexpected transitions. By exploring the multifaceted nature of this journey, we can shed light ...
Views: 281 - Negative or Positive Choices - by As caregivers we sometimes encounter feelings of negativity, such as resentment, hate, anger or even fear. We might even experience mixed feelings bouncing back and forth from a negative to a positive.
Most of us don't like to admit that we can have these feelings which may be provoked by ...
Views: 1100 - New Perception - Diane and Molly #7 - by Submitted on Jun 26, 2007 from Gloria WendroffAnd More Guilt and New Perception Diane to God: Dear God, I wrote my letter to Molly, and I wrote her beautiful answer. It felt so good. Did I correctly pick up Molly? I have been thinking about guilt and how it feels like a contraction and a narrowing of focus. Today I have been on the ...
Views: 1039 - New Perception - Diane and Molly #7 - by Submitted on Jun 26, 2007 from Gloria WendroffAnd More Guilt and New Perception Diane to God: Dear God, I wrote my letter to Molly, and I wrote her beautiful answer. It felt so good. Did I correctly pick up Molly? I have been thinking about guilt and how it feels like a contraction and a narrowing of focus. Today I have been on the ...
Views: 1031 - Nikki Catsouras, Death on Highway, Search Engine Victim - by Submitted on Apr 14, 2021 from Kale JeffNikki Catsouras has completed Internet immortality. She became an 18-year-antique university freshman residing in California together along with her dad and mom and sisters in 2006. Nikki Catsouras cherished to shoot films on her digital digicam, in accordance to ABC News, and ironically, it ...
Views: 800 - Not Being With Your Loved One When They Depart This Plane... - by Many members are currently caring for a loved one who is moving through their end-of-life stages. I have pondered whether or not to post this under caregiving articles or as a journal exercise for a while. This evening a dear member asked me to include it as a journal exercise so that hopefully ...
Views: 1296 - One Thought at a Time (More Reflections on September 11) - by I harm or heal myself
One thought at a time.
I discover myself and others
One thought at a time.
I live my life
One thought at a time.
My telephone rings,
I choose a thought.
I choose to choose from among the many positive thoughts.
A connection with the outside world.
A friend. A client. ...
Views: 979 - Opening our awareness to suicide - by Submitted on Jun 19, 2015 from Adele McDowellHeretofore, suicide has been a taboo topic. Now, it is so headline-making and societally embarrassing that clinicians and researchers are madly looking for answers and trying to quantify criteria. Why has suicide become so rampant? There are those that end their life by suicide from hearing ...
Views: 1673 - Organizing Our Lives Based on Messages from Near Death and Full Death Experiences - by Submitted on Feb 20, 2014 from Gopalakrishnan ChandrasekaranWhen the learning process moves into the region of some paranormal phenomena, it helps us lead a life of order, dignity and love. It would also aid our passing on phenomenon - be it our own or of our dear ones - to be met with peace and insight. Freedom from the Self-created Prison People ...
Views: 1521 - Outlets for Emotional Pain When Grieving - by Submitted on Apr 21, 2009 from Louis LaGrandPain, whether emotional or physical, is a condition of existence. No matter what your station in life, you are bound to confront relationship separations, work conflicts, medical difficulties, or the death of a loved one. No one escapes these circumstances of life and the pain they ...
Views: 5604 - Outsourcing Data Entry is Professional work? Why? - by Submitted on Jun 07, 2011 from Rita ThomsonSmall and large companies face significant competition. To successfully run the business, we have data entry conversion, data processing and such non-core activities to be outside. After data processing from outside, only to lose the emphasis on non-productive activities. Data processing and ...
Views: 1119 - Passing On: A Father's Enduring Love - by Submitted on Sep 04, 2009 from Jelaila StarrMy father was diagnosed with cancer in October, 2008. Up to that time he had been very healthy. Normally energetic and active, he fought the cancer with gusto. Still, the cancer won and my father passed away in the early morning hours of on Sunday, March 8th, less than 6 months later. I had ...
Views: 1618 - Passing On: A Time of Lessons and Blessings - by Submitted on Sep 04, 2009 from Jelaila StarrThe ancients have said that this time we are in now would be one of great pain and suffering. One only has to turn on the TV or read the newspaper to know that we are seeing the fulfillment of their words. In the midst of such pain it is easy to loose sight of the goal. As the higher perspective ...
Views: 1402 - Passing On: Playing the Dark Role - by Submitted on Sep 04, 2009 from Jelaila StarrDuring these times of great change, it seems that every day brings another opportunity to learn from the painful challenges that come our way. In some cases several lessons are learned through the same challenge. Such has been the case with the passing of my father and the circumstances ...
Views: 1470 - Plan For A Happy Funeral - by Submitted on Apr 12, 2012 from Steve HillHere are some suggestions to plan for a memorable funeral: 1. Open or closed casket. From time to time, an individual makes it recognized prematurely whether or not he/she wants an open casket. If it is no longer recognized, then the selection is as much as the circle of relatives. Whilst ...
Views: 3198 - Polamalu Has His Way to Maintain His Car Upholstery - by Submitted on Apr 24, 2011 from linda liTake a spring outing , driving your car, shch a wondefful monment . Of course , your car should be P recommended clean and tidy. The maintainance Cheap Jerseys to your car and the adornment in it is very improtant . The famous NFL player polamalu summarized his ways which he used to care his ...
Views: 1475 - Pope Right: Hell Not Forever, Incompatible with a Loving God; Where Did We Get that Idea? - by Submitted on Jul 04, 2015 from Richard Ruhlingope Francis has sparked another debate with controversial remarks at the Third Vatican Council. He says, the concept of hell where people burn eternally cannot be Christian--it goes against the concept of a loving and compassionate God. That idea is being challenged by other Bible scholars, ...
Views: 1462 - Power of Attorney - by Submitted on Jan 07, 2008 from Kenneth VercammenWhat are these powers of attorney? A Power of Attorney is a written document in which a competent adult individual (the "principal") appoints another competent adult individual (the "attorney-in-fact") to act on the principal's behalf. In general, an attorney-in-fact may perform any legal ...
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