Tips to Help Heal During a Time of Grief

Grief is a journey that everyone comes across after the loss of a loved one. It's very easy to become overwhelmed while you try and work through the grieving process, so it's very important to make sure you care for yourself. Here's some tips to help you along the journey, to help make it somewhat easier.

Look and Accept Support.
No one should travel this path alone. Everyone needs the care and support of others. Look to your friends and family, church, and professional counselors for help. You may even seek assistance from your local hospice or community grief center for advice.


Accept the Grief.
There's no point in trying to run away from the grief. In order to fully heal you need to experience the pain and sorrow, so that you're able to move past it.

Look for Role-models.
Death is a part of life that happens daily, so you're not the first to go through it.  Discover how others have dealt with a loss. This will help aid you in your healing process, and remind you that you're not alone. Read books on grieving and attend support groups if needed.

Don't Hide Your Grief.
Grief shouldn't stay hidden within you. The best way to deal and work through it, is to let it out. Scream, cry, yell if you have to. Express your feelings via music, poetry, art, blogging/journaling. No matter how you express your grief, expressing your feelings is the only true way to honor it and begin to work through it.

Pace Yourself.
It can be exhausting when it comes go grieving. It eats up a fair amount of energy to feel so intensely. Allow yourself the time that's needed for your regular everyday activities, and try not to overwork yourself. Make sure to rest when it's needed, as you don't want to overwhelm yourself.

Get Involved.
Throwing yourself into work or some other activity that you enjoy, can help keep you focused and offer a distraction from your grief. If the activity is meaningful, it could also help raise your spirits. Don't be afraid to have a little fun... sharing a laugh with someone doesn't mean that you're dishonoring the memory of your loved one. Laughter is the best medicine... so it may help to surround yourself with children and animals.

Keep the Faith.
Grieving wont last forever. One of my favorite sayings... "Faith is not the absence of fear, but the willingness to go on when fear is present". Have hope and keep the faith that you will heal and be whole again.

Tips to Help Heal During a Time of Grief

Grief is a journey that everyone comes across after the loss of a loved one. It's very easy to become overwhelmed while you try and work through the grieving process, so it's very important to make sure you care for yourself. Here's some tips to help you along the journey, to help make it somewhat easier.

Look and Accept Support.
No one should travel this path alone. Everyone needs the care and support of others. Look to your friends and family, church, and professional counselors for help. You may even seek assistance from your local hospice or community grief center for advice.

In Mourning

My grandfather passed away Saturday, July 12th, 2014... he's now with the angels.

In Mourning

My grandfather passed away Saturday, July 12th, 2014... he's now with the angels.

How to Help a Friend Who Is Grieving During the Holidays

When a friend loses a family member, it is natural to want to reach out and help him through the grieving process. Unfortunately, it can be difficult to know exactly what to say or how to help the bereaved. The truth is that just being there for your friend is the most important thing. You probably won't be able to take away his pain, but your support during this extremely difficult period will be invaluable, according to "Helping Others Cope with Grief," a guide published by the Department of Health and Human Services.

Schedule Time to Be Supportive

Your friend will need lots of support to get through the first holiday season after the loss of a loved one. Although you may feel overwhelmed with gift buying, decorating and various social engagements, it is important to set aside some time for your grieving friend.
If your friend's loss actually occurs during the holiday season, offer to do the following:

• Arrange for food to be brought to his house. Email an online sign-up sheet, such as SignUpGenius or Take Them a Meal, to friends and neighbors of the bereaved and ask them if they would be interested in providing a meal. With these customized online sign-up sheets, you can avoid inundating the grieving family with multiple meals in one day while making sure they aren't left without food on another.
• In your email, make a suggestion to purchase a restaurant gift card, which is a good option for people who aren't comfortable cooking for others but would like to help out the grieving family.
• Psychology Today suggests that you offer to watch the grieving person's children or to walk his dogs. Your friend will be busy trying to make funeral arrangements, picking out a coffin, or possibly hosting and taking care of out-of-town guests. Although he may not ask you for help, your friend could probably use it to take care of routine chores and tasks.
• Give the gift of time. Offer to take your friend out for coffee or drinks. He may just want to talk, so hear him out.
• Invite your friend over to celebrate the holidays with your family. If he is single, he may feel especially alone at this time and want company. If he has children, he may not feel strong enough to follow through on traditions, so invite his family over for a holiday dinner or help him decorate.

Be Aware of the Grief Process

Remember that it's not just a recent death in the family that can make a friend feel down during the holidays. A one-year anniversary of a close family member, such as a father, mother or child, can be emotionally wrenching. The holidays also open up the wounds of those who have lost a family member earlier in the year.
If you speak to your friend on a regular basis, listen closely for signs that suggest he may be having difficulty dealing with the holidays without his loved one. Look also for any evidence of depression on your friend's social media pages, such as Facebook. For example, if your friend frequently mentions that he is incredibly sad, reach out to him. If you don't live close to your friend, send him a thoughtful Christmas gift basket from FTD.com with a special note telling him that you are thinking of him.

How to Help a Friend Who Is Grieving During the Holidays

When a friend loses a family member, it is natural to want to reach out and help him through the grieving process. Unfortunately, it can be difficult to know exactly what to say or how to help the bereaved. The truth is that just being there for your friend is the most important thing. You probably won't be able to take away his pain, but your support during this extremely difficult period will be invaluable, according to "Helping Others Cope with Grief," a guide published by the Department of Health and Human Services.

Schedule Time to Be Supportive

Your friend will need lots of support to get through the first holiday season after the loss of a loved one. Although you may feel overwhelmed with gift buying, decorating and various social engagements, it is important to set aside some time for your grieving friend.
If your friend's loss actually occurs during the holiday season, offer to do the following:

Death of a Blogger

If a blogger dies, how are his/her blogging friends to know of his/her death?

Forget science's immortality aspirations, as death is inevitable.

Often feared and maligned, death is simply the epitome of a life.

It's the only thing that sees no color, no creed, no age and no social class. As such, we all sooner or later get to meet it.

RIP Michael Jackson

My fav song from Michael Jackson... the king of pop will be missed.


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