GRIEF CONVERSATIONS - BEAUTY
I was visiting a friend in Melbourne recently and on my way from my motel to her place I walked past an old derelict house. I paused to...
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delmariemcalister
- Oct 16, 2018
- 2 min
GRIEF CONVERSATIONS - GOING WITH THE FLOW
During a white-water rafting expedition, a woman was flung out of the boat into the raging river. The people feared the worst and assumed...
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delmariemcalister
- Oct 16, 2018
- 2 min
GRIEF CONVERSATIONS - JOURNALING
I recently watched a documentary about Norfolk Island. There was a segment about a woman who’d lost her daughter in a car accident. The...
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delmariemcalister
- Oct 16, 2018
- 2 min
GRIEF CONVERSATIONS - CREATING A SHRINE
When I visited Rachel, she eagerly showed me a shrine she had created in honour of her husband. His favourite cap was on this makeshift...
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delmariemcalister
- Oct 15, 2018
- 2 min
GRIEF CONVERSATIONS - ADAPTING
There was a man who had a garden that would have been beautiful except for a huge, ugly boulder right in the middle of it. He tried to...
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delmariemcalister
- Oct 15, 2018
- 2 min
GRIEF CONVERSATIONS - RELAXATION
You will need to have times of rest. Relaxation reduces stress and will help you feel peaceful. A simple, yet effective way to relax is...
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delmariemcalister
- Oct 6, 2018
- 3 min
GRIEF CONVERSATIONS - LOST AND ALONE
'Where did everyone else go?’ she lamented at our grief group, the week of the anniversary of her husband’s death. 'I feel lost and...
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delmariemcalister
- Oct 6, 2018
- 2 min
GRIEF CONVERSATIONS - RESILIENCE
There is a fable about two trees in a field, one being a willow and the other, an oak. The willow often wished it was majestic and strong...
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delmariemcalister
- Sep 16, 2018
- 2 min
GRIEF CONVERSATIONS - THE JOURNEY
We often speak of grief as a journey - one without charts, telescope, or compass. It can be likened to sailing through uncharted waters...
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delmariemcalister
- Sep 16, 2018
- 1 min
GRIEF CONVERSATIONS - ART THERAPY
The real Patch Adams once said, “Creativity is one of the greatest medicines ever.” Art, craft, and creative projects have proven to be...
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delmariemcalister
- Sep 16, 2018
- 2 min
GRIEF CONVERSATIONS - COMFORT
After Carol lost her baby someone suggested she get a dog. Her initial thought was, “How could a pet replace a much longed-for child?”...
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delmariemcalister
- Sep 16, 2018
- 2 min
GRIEF CONVERSATIONS - SUPPORT GROUPS
“Who can so softly bind up the wound of another, as he who has felt the same wound himself?” Thomas Jefferson Pauleen lost her husband...
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delmariemcalister
- Oct 16, 2018
- 2 min
GRIEF CONVERSATIONS - BEAUTY
I was visiting a friend in Melbourne recently and on my way from my motel to her place I walked past an old derelict house. I paused to...
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delmariemcalister
- Oct 16, 2018
- 2 min
GRIEF CONVERSATIONS - GOING WITH THE FLOW
During a white-water rafting expedition, a woman was flung out of the boat into the raging river. The people feared the worst and assumed...
16 views0 comments