Daily Thought

Reframing Mother's Day

    May 10, 2007.  Mother’s Day can be a complex day for many people.  People who are separated from their mother…either by death or distance o...

12 Truths

12 Truths to Transform the way we “do grief” worldwideby honoring the gifts “death” offers. “Are you mad at God?” my priest friend asked that su...

Keep the Conversation Alive

A person you love departs the earth and then dies a second death if you stop talking to them. You may not see them, but they are here and waiting i...

The healing begins...

"The healing begins when we can start to feel more gratitude that our child came into our life than despair and outrage that our child died. The gr...

When You Know Better

You did what you knew how to do. And when you knew better, you did better. - Maya Angelou

Perception and Beliefs

“Our perception gathers evidence to prove that our beliefs are right.” ~ The Four Agreements

Creating a new dream

“The death of someone I love may end the dream I carried for my life.  If – and when – I am ready, I can gather the courage, take a step in th...

Giving life a "go" again

“Most people whose lives have been shattered, broken, turned upside down a-million-times-over by the death of someone they love…are willing to give...

Letting go of sadness

“We think it’s our sadness, our anger, the totality of our grief that connects us with our loved ones. We fear that if we let go of our sadness, or...

Making space for the light

 “It’s not about denying the dark…it’s about making space for the light, alongside the dark." ~ Tom Zuba

Grief

“Grief is the internal, automatic response to loss.” ~ Tom Zuba

Mourning

Mourning occurs when we “go public” with our grief.  When we push grief up and out.  It’s a path to healing. ~ Tom Zuba