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After Loss: We Are Our Own Evidence
Validation Comes From Within If we need validation or proof of our own transformation after loss or other life altering events, we need look no further than ourselves. We can only assess for...
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The Relay For Eternal Life
My daughter Jeannine has been prominent in my thoughts lately. Since her death on March 1,2003 at the age of 18, due to cancer, there isn’t a day that goes by that I am not reminded of her presence in...
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The Questions of Grief: Grief Delayed
I cared for my father for several months before his condition forced us to use the services of a nursing home. Even after they took over a great deal of the daily care, I still felt a deep sense of...
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The Challenges of Grief: I Can’t Help It
I do not know any of the details, but I saw a microcosm of how we respond to pain as I left the super market the other day. A car was parked near the front door in one of the handicapped spaces. A...
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Surviving Spouse Rights in USA (Infographic)
Dealing with loss can be extremely hard. The last thing you feel like doing is dealing with the legalities of your loved ones will and estate. Still, it is important to know your rights as a surviving...
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Life Interrupted
On the way to work my boss, Mike, and I, stop to get gas and a bite to eat. As we climb back in the truck, the phone rings. He answers it and steps outside. When he returns, I know something is wrong....
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Is it Still OK to Cry?
It was Mother’s day weekend. With our kids scattered across the country, the idea of traveling to Colorado to spend a couple days with our daughter, Amy seemed like an excellent way to celebrate. I...
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‘Tis the season for weddings – without our loved one’s physical presence
Life has its own beat. People are born and people die; however nothing prepares us for the emotional toll of continuing life without a special loved one after they have passed away — especially when...
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Defining Memorial Day
Memorial Day began as Decoration Day, originating after the American Civil War to remember those who died as Confederate and Union soldiers. The occasion was expanded in the 20th century to include...
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I Feel Guilty Being Happy Alone
One of my widowed friends recently told me, “I feel guilty being happy alone.” She had been happily married for over forty years and widowed for a few years. My friend explained that she had discovered...
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Getting Through the Early Stages of Grief
If you’ve ever lost a loved one, then you already know what it is like to be overwhelmed. No matter how much you’d like to go back to how it was, your loss created such huge changes in your life that...
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Our CEO died, now what?
One of the most dreaded impacts on a company is to experience the death of its leader. The loss creates a complex situation, has tremendous bearing on the employees, clients and stakeholders and will...
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The Fulfillment of a Promise
As a mom, I could never imagine the pain and lifelong suffering of losing a child, regardless of the child’s age. The death is out of normal sequence and an experience many of you are sadly familiar...
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Don’t ask, Just do
After the death of a loved one, there is inevitably a litany of never-ending questions, including “What can I do to help?” or “Call me if you need anything.” Grieving individuals seldom have the...
View ArticleJust So You Know, by John Pete
Just so you know… I cannot stop grieving just because you believe it is time for me to move on. I cannot stop hurting just because you do not understand the piercing pain in my heart. I cannot stop my...
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Taking Care of You First
Family Caregiving is by far the most demanding and complicated responsibility one can experience—the caregiver must be “the jack of all traits yet the master of none.” Family caregiver is a person who...
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The Journey of Grief: The Second Year
When people ask how long grief last, the standard answer is at least two years. When we say that we do not mean you are going to hurt for the whole two years as much as you hurt the first months. The...
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The Questions of Grief: When Tears Don’t Come
I have not written on this page for a spell, we have reposted some of the archived blogs instead. I thought I would have much to say after the death of my wife, but I went dry instead. The numbness...
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6 Mistakes That Can Invalidate Your Will
For many people, writing a will is an emotional task, one that they just want to get done as quickly as possible so they can get back to the important business of living. Determining who should receive...
View ArticleDeath Changes Every Thing, by John Pete
Laughter becomes a sad echo of days gone by and happy memories fade to painful reminders of what can never be again. The glistening morning dew goes unnoticed. Blue jays and butterflies flutter by,...
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