A small change that can make a big difference
Posted on December 10th, 2010
Rather than mentally using the words, our loved one “has died” – or we’ve lost them completely and forever – try this:
Their “journey has changed.”
After all, it HAS changed.
Their time here on earth is done… their time in that wonderful body is over. Now their spirit and humor and intellect is on a different plane than we are – in another place… whatever you believe that plane/place to be or not to be.
Like footprints on a sandy beach: their footprints have stopped.
There will be sails
Posted on December 2nd, 2010
Breathe, Stay Healthy, Stay Alive, and Let the Tide Bring in the Sail(s)
Toward the end of the movie, “Castaway,” Tom Hank’s character, Chuck, is sitting in front of a fireplace, talking quietly with someone (his father, if my memory serves me correctly).
Chuck is slowly and thoughtfully saying:
I feel so sad about losing Kelly…
I feel so grateful that I had her…
Then, referring to his unsuccessful suicide attempt and how powerless he felt:
I realized I could not even kill myself.
I could only breathe…
stay as healthy as possible…
and then…
He paused, as if in amazement, and said:
… and then the tide brought in the sail.
After the loss of a very significant person, sometimes the best we can do is: