I am continually amazed at the choreography of the dance that I experience at The Compassionate Friends national conference, and the huge impact is has on my body, mind and spirit when I walk off the dance …

There are numerous ways to connect up with loved ones on the other side.  While some people experience the feeling of a presence around them, others can hear thoughts in their heads.  Most of us …

Ron Villano M.S. is a leading expert in working through change. As a father who lost his 17-year old son, Michael in an auto accident, he always speaks from the heart. As a licensed psychotherapist …

These Golden moments in Time
Are caught between the stars and the sky
You will have yours and I will have mine
These Golden moments in Time
Are like delicate flowers clinging on the vine
Once the rain comes, they …

A few weeks ago, it was my father’s birthday.  Although he died 38 years ago, his memory is always in my heart. And it is in these days — anniversaries, birthdays, Father’s Day – that his …

There are numerous ways to connect up with loved ones on the other side.  While some people experience the feeling of a presence around them, others can hear thoughts in their heads.  Most of us …

Recently, I started dating. This major event in my life has brought up questions about my mother and father. What would they think of this man? Would my father be protective?  Would my mother tell me …

The Silver Tears
And so it begins Silver tears falling like soft rain Cascading downward on its sad journey Arriving at my empty soul and shattered heart The silver tears come because we are apart I try …

I sat with my father for the last time on Thursday, the 18th of December, 2008. His condition was not much different from the past several days; he was sleeping and unresponsive. For so many …

I’ve always been adept at “compartmentalization” or, as it’s less euphemistically known, DENIAL.
I’ve read some wonderful books about the grieving process and its non-linear stages, most notably Elizabeth Kubler-Ross and David Kessler’s On Grief and Grieving.  …

Mother’s Day is on its way. You can’t miss it. There are advertisements on TV.  Stores have big ads placed everywhere. The Mother’s Day sales are here. Reminders are everywhere.
It can be one of the most …

Hiding amongst
The shadows
Of a broken heart
Lives a soul
Torn apart.
Blistered and
Burned by Death’s
Blinding rays
Fear of tomorrow
Remain today.
Peering through
The crevasses of
Hope and faith
Reality slaps her
Back into place.
Rays of sunshine
Happiness and Joy
Once trusted
And, vital
Not anymore.
Deborah Ann Tornillo
Author, 36 …

I put my heart in a box
Placed it high on a shelf
Where it will be safe with
Loving memories of you.
When I’m filled with sorrow
I’ll peek inside the box
Feel my grieving heart and
Remember joy with you.
When …

Shana Feste wrote and directed a new movie to be released on April 2nd  titled THE GREATEST, starring Pierce Brosnan, Susan Sarandon and Carey Mulligan.  The story focuses on a family who loses their son …

We are finally at an end of what has often been a brutal winter. While gazing at the mountains of snow piled high in my front yard and the foot-long icicles hanging from my roof, it was …

Don’t cry because it’s over, smile because it happened. – Dr. Seuss
I love this quote and I will try my best everyday to live this although some days it is challenging.  Some days it …