Tag: death
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The Concept of Acceptance in Grief
About Grief Grief is a natural response to loss. That loss can come from the death of a person, a pet, a relationship, and even such things as a dream. Grief is the anguish experienced in response to that loss, and it can include physiological distress and separation anxiety. Grief happens with the awareness that…
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It’s Been A While
It’s been a while since I’ve added a post to my blog. Life, with all of its ups and downs, dished out major difficulties in 2023, and one particular blow knocked me into a state of shock and immobility. I put my writing on pause during this time, but now I’m ready to open up…
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What Do You Do With Your Grief?
“I nearly tripped over the shards of my broken heart as I pushed my cart through the local Walmart. They were everywhere, threatening to tumble me into an unrecoverable depression. The greatest amount were scattered among the skateboards and bicycles, tempting memories of better days to come flooding forward.” This slice of life is from…
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Love, Interrupted
After twelve lonely months, he came back to me. I held him in my arms—oh, the warmth of his body, the smell of his soft tresses. I buried my face into his strawberry blonde hair and breathed deeply. When I pulled back and looked into his face, he kissed me on the nose, just like…
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Remember When
Lock-up marks stained the pavement, leaving a rubber trail that led to a pickup truck lodged between two large oak trees. The 19-year-old passenger died and the driver, another boy the same age, survived. The crash happened within a mile of my house one Friday night during the Spring of 2007. I learned about it…
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What Death Teaches Us About Living Abundantly
We can learn a lot about life from the dying. Profound wisdom often comes from those whose earthly life is slipping from them. The rest of us can listen to their last words, but if only we could get inside their spirits and understand their perspective. Are they just contemplating their lives, wishing they’d lived…
Kim A. Talbert Publications 