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Ditch the "I'm sorry for your loss"

8/4/2018

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3 Reasons Why We Need to Stop Saying, "I'm Sorry For Your Loss."

There were about 150 people at my father's memorial service. Standing in the receiving line afterward it seemed like every conversation, whether it was with an old friend or a total stranger, began with the exact same phrase, "I'm sorry for your loss."

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Runs Out Of Rain

7/30/2018

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This song somehow made its way into my brain today and I haven't been able to kick it. It's several years out of fashion so I didn't hear it on the radio on my way to work. It's funny how sometimes you just get what you need. 

This is something I remind my clients about- that everything good and bad is completely temporary. The good moods, extra cash, free and easy friendships- they all shift and change. It doesn't meant they go away or go bad, but they change. It's one of the reasons I believe people hesitate for going for what they want in life- this idea that it can't actually work out, or won't last. I totally get that feeling- it's scary as hell. But because I'm on an ever-present mission to keep lookout for the good things in my life, I've noticed their patterns and how they work. The wonderful things change and evolve, and yes, at times move away. If you view that as bad news- that "nothing gold can stay" the good news is that nothing bad can either. 

Thanks for the universe for sending me this little reminder today! 
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Love Lived First

4/4/2017

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It's small consolation in moments of grief. I find the amount of grief is proportionate to the amount of love, and where love is present there eventually will be grief.

​Some see this as a reason not to love, and to save themselves that eventual pain. These efforts are futile. When love demands to come in, it will with or with out permission. This cycle is a part of life and our human experience. Do not rob yourself of love, and the growth that accompanies grief.

Yes grief will come, but love was first, and love will remain. 

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Monkey Bars

11/24/2015

 
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What a hard, ugly, and brave truth- which of course are the most powerful truths we can tell

11/16/2015

 
How My Mother's Death Gave Me Back My Life

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    I don't take credit for any of the pictures, they are all from other sources. When available or appropriate, I will try to place the link to original source. 

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