"Now you can get on with your life" are the words of comfort we hear when our role as caregiver is over. The depression that we sink into, and others cannot fathom, is grief for ourselves. Others will..

The current financial crisis reminds me of a cartoon I saw years ago in Paris. A bungee jumper is worried about taking the jump off the bridge, so he checks his harness. Fine. He checks its connecti..

Death, both to the living and to the dying, means many different things. To some extent the meaning is different from person to person but many times our thoughts are based on our religion. Each relig..

Having someone that you love commit suicide is one of the most painful human experiences imaginable. It is a sort of grief that is hard to imagine unless you are aware of the victim’s circumstances ..

"Donna" was trapped in an agony of indecision.Her eight-year marriage to a man older than she, of another ationality, culture, and religion, had never been easy. Now it was threatening to founder on ..

After requesting protection, the healing circle conductor then tells the inquirer to speak the name of the soul in question. The inquirer verbalizes the soul's full name two times and a pet or nicknam..

Just because someone has asked for a healing circle does not obligate you to conduct one. Check into the inquirer's motives carefully. You not only have the right to feel comfortable with the inquirer..

A healing circle--better known as a seance--is one of the most misunderstood and thus inadvertently abused of all spiritual healing practices. The very word seance immediately brings to mind what most..

If home is where the heart is, so also dwells there a place for healing the grief and anguish of losing a child or any loved one.All we need do is step inside our heart by means of a heart-centered me..

This was not a typical get-back-in-touch letter from a business associate who moved out of town some years ago. Instead, a mother wrote about the quiet death of her five-week-old daughter in the child..

If you are past your teens you probably suffered the loss of someone you care for. After all death is as common as birth but somehow we do not view it as part of the natural process of life. Our cultu..

At this time of monumental change on Earth, the challenges of life have become more accelerated, and there are a growing number of people who are experiencing despair and a loss of hope.The activation..

The loss of a child is something most parents cannot bear to even contemplate. It is such a horrible thought that most people do not envision it. They feel everything will follow the normal path of ..

The tragic loss of a loved one, the death of a spouse, the break up of a long and fruitful marriage life is full of chances for grief, and can easily be wasted on grieving.Grief is certainly a reality..

Death is inevitable and is part of the life process. And no matter how we look at it, its one event that nobody ever looks forward to. It is just too painful, too permanent, too traumatic. But then, w..

Are you going through a period of mourning? A loved one passing away, a marriage falling apart, a rebellious teen choosing a path of destruction for his/her life are just a few reasons to mourn.The wo..

One of the worst things that can happen in life is losing a spouse. How do I know? It happened to me—and in the prime of my life…When it happens, many thoughts and emotions whiz through y..

Losing a loved one is never easy, but it is particularly difficult when the loss occurs near the holidays. Whether it has been one year or 20 years, you are likely to feel the loss much more acutely d..