Moments with Mary

THE GIFT OF COUNSEL So many people have benefited from professional grief counseling or grief support to help them through the many rough spots experienced in the grief journey.  There are also people who feel that grief counseling would be a waste of time and money; yet, have never tried or attended a grief session or support group.   There may be feelings or personal issues you don’t want to discuss during a 1:1 session or in a group.  Yet, putting words to that inner voice in a safe environment is a healthy means to capture and release the multitude of inner feelings swirling within.  Processing what is going inside of you is also very cathartic in letting go of the massive weight of guilt and grief you bear.   Take heed that some counselors won’t “fit” you or may not feel a connection right away because of differences in personality, values, and approach.  Every counselor has their own method of getting to the core issues lying inside of you....

Sometimes one line mantras help keep our thoughts going in a healthy direction.  Here are some helpful  Grief Relief One Liners…to Keep in Mind: This too, shall pass.  Persion Sufi One day at a time.  Marijohn Wilken You will get through this. God will provide. Expect the unexpected. Make the most of each day. Be good to yourself.  Andy Fraser Life is a gift that can never be taken for granted. You don't get over the loss, you get through it. You are held by so many who care about you in thoughts and prayer. "Time heals all wounds."  Greek Poet "God is close to the brokenhearted."  Psalm 34:18 Even a perfect egg must break for new life to begin.  Unknown [Your] "Life is what you make it."    Eleanor Roosevelt “For we live by faith, not by sight.”  – 2 Corinthians 5:7 “When the heart weeps for what it has lost, the soul laughs for what it has found.” - An old Sufi aphorism “We are healed of a suffering only by experiencing it to the ...