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Participate in a Research Study
If you have experienced the death of a loved one in the past ten years and are over eighteen years old, we invite you to participate in a brief online study of the ways that individuals make sense of and find meaning in loss. All participants will be entered in a raffle to win one of two $50 gift certificates to Amazon.com.
Your participation will contribute to a better understanding of grief and loss. The researchers, Dr. Brian Vandenberg, and Rachel Hibberd, are most grateful for your time and help in completing the study. If you have any questions, please e-mail rhibberd@umsl.edu. The study has been approved by the Institutional Review board of the University of Missouri-St. Louis.
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Book Corner
About Grief: Insights, Setbacks, Grace Notes, Taboos [Hardcover]
About Grief is a refreshingly down-to-earth book about an issue that blindsides many people. Written in a warm and conversational way that is, at times, deeply moving, at times, surprisingly amusing, and always practical, it covers a wide range of issues facing people in grief. Marasco and Shuff have done the footwork for readers who wish to know more about this complex subject. Using a variety of sources, including books, films, music and many hours spent talking with people in grief, the authors distill their candid insights into a series of short, single-topic-essays that can be easily digested in one sitting--a format they found grieving people preferred. This is not a book written by clinicians, so there's no cold jargon. It's not a memoir of one individual's grief, so it has something for everyone. And it's not a self-peddling inspirational book. It's a wise, plain-spoken, comforting book about an intimidating topic. As one reader recently said of About Grief: "Reading this book is like having a smart, entertaining friend around--at a time when you really need one."
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Funeral Wreaths
The Grieving Process
Someone once said the most amazing thing about Abraham Lincoln, was not that he was born in a log cabin, but that he got out of it. I must confess, I couldn't agree more. Often times life throws us so many curve balls that we don't know which one to catch first.
Each of us deals with death differently. Finding ways to acknowledge and respect how we feel and then start to heal and regain our life needs to be handled with care and sensitivity. Here are some thoughts to help with the process.
Death is the source of all fears in this world. When we are afraid to be without a job, we are actually afraid of dying of starving; when we are afraid to fly with a plane, we are afraid of dying in a plane crash; when we are afraid to go alone in a forest, we are afraid of dying as food for some animal; fear of unknown is fear of death. Fear of death is everywhere, in every part of our lives; the whole culture is sunk into it, as it is widely accepted that death...
Grief is a very personal and unique experience, whose etiology is apparent in both life and death experiences. How each person grieves maybe very different from what we would do, and is OK.
When was the last time you cried? Is it because of frustration, getting the occasional blues, being mistreated, betrayed? Is it a heartbreak, a painful ordeal, physical sickness, problems--big or small, regrets, hurt or someone offended you, whatever it is, you may have your reasons. But one thing is for sure--crying is not a sign of weakness--ever.
God is made real by the solace we experience in our problems, issues and hellish realities. If you've suffered it's for this reason; to help others. You know this. If you're suffering, there's a purpose to it; one that in time you'll be supremely thankful for.
Have you ever lost someone you love? There are times in life where you feel like you cannot stand it anymore. You are desperate and you don' know how to fight this overwhelming feelings. You ask "why" but there is no answer. What you feared most became reality! But maybe it could be the beginning of a wonderful and successful life.
Everyone reacts differently to situations and you therefore cannot expect to be the same as the other people who have had the same experience that you just went through. You might think that you are "going crazy" or "unable to cope with things" the way that you might expect or hope. There is no "normal" in life - we all tend to think there is and that can be confusing.
It's amazing how often you can meet someone who had a burglary, and yet so many people say "It won't happen to me." I often meet people who share amazing stories that helps reiterate how important it is that I provide a home inventory service.
Wild-eyed I stared at the reflection in the mirror. I no longer recognised myself.
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