My Grief Philosophy: Journey Towards Letting Go
Grief simply put is the act of letting go. The Grief Journey, then, is the process of that act of letting go. We all experience it! Maybe you’ve not had a loved-one die, or a pet die, or a friend die. But you have experienced…
My Grief Philosophy: Introduction
The first part of my philosophy on grief is simply, no matter who you are, how old you are, how upbeat you are, one day, you will have to face grief. When this does happen to us, is there a ‘proper’…
My Joy Philosophy: Journey Towards Joy – Part 3
This is why I need to serve others. This last point easily follows from the previous: Learning to say “No!” Gosh! It’s not easy…or it wasn’t for a very long time. If I was in a relationship, I was so…
My Joy Philosophy: Journey Towards Joy – Part 2
This is why I need and crave my quiet time. But I also realized after spending a life working in not-for-profits that I needed time alone to allow my body, mind and soul to be invigorated. I need to just…
My Joy Philosophy: Journey Towards Joy – Part 1
When I began my journey towards joy, I was broken, hurting, miserable, not knowing how to face this new life on my own. It was then that I realized, through a lot of self-reflection and study, that sadness, grief, depression, and…