Deciding to start dating again after a loss is a courageous and brave way to reclaim your life after the death of a loved one. There is no time limit as to when you should start dating again, or even a rule that says you must date again, but you will find that everyone, from your family to your neighbors will have an opinion on the subject.
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first I need to follow up/ thank you for your step parent show . you read my email about Leah (pronounced Le aaahh)and discussed my dilema of how to bring her into her new step family’s gatherings. It wasn’t so hard. I took Babe up on his kind offer to phone his wife Michelle. Lori’s Mom talked with me listened to my story and gave me feedback. She also sent me poems to post around the house that basically say….SAY HER NAME!!! A bonus was that her return address label has a picture of Lori. Seeing the beautiful company our […]
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HEALING THE GRIEVING HEART Hello from Heaven: After Death Communication Hosts:? Dr. Gloria Horsley and Dr. Heidi Horsley With guest:? Bill Guggenheim December 28, 2006 G:?Hello.? I?m Dr. Gloria Horsley with my co-host H:?Dr. Heidi Horsley. G:?Each week we welcome you to Healing the Grieving Heart, a show of hope and conversation with those who?ve suffered the loss of a loved one and for health care professionals who work in this difficult field.? As always the message is others have been there before you and made it, you do not walk alone.? This show is a pre-record so you will […]
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Bill and Judy Guggenheim spent seven years conducting research for their popular book Hello From Heaven.? During this time, they interviewed 2,000 people and collected more than 3,300 first-hand accounts of after-death communications (ADC).? ADCs provide what many believe is modern-day evidence of life after death.? Bill has presented his research at many national and regional conferences of The Compassionate Friends. Bill Guggenheim:? It?s very helpful for them to be in a support group.? I urge parents to find a support group for their children so they can talk to each other and the larger cities do have some kind […]
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Bill Guggenheim and Judy Guggenheim spent seven years conducting research for their popular book Hello From Heaven. During this time, they interviewed 2,000 people and collected more than 3,300 firsthand accounts of after-death communications (ADC). ADCs provide what many believe is modern-day evidence of life after death. Bill has presented his research at many national and regional conferences of the Compassionate Friends. Bill Guggenheim and Judy Guggenheim created The ADC Project in May, 1988 to conduct the first in-depth research of After-Death Communications. In their initial research, they interviewed 2,000 people and collected more than 3,300 firsthand accounts from people […]
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From the end of a relationship with a person, house, or job to the diagnosis and treatment of a serious illness, we all encounter struggles in our lives. A hug, a laugh and a supportive message from someone who cares go a long way in providing comfort to a heavy heart. Many people are unable to be with a friend or loved one as they adjust to a difficult situation. In some cases geography is an obstacle, in other
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Let?s begin by taking you on a journey through Time. Time is like the envelope for your life. Your Life is the letter. You place yourself inside of Time and you mail yourself to God. Along the way you forget where you are going. Events on the path remind you, but the messages often appear fragmented and unclear.
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Love Never Dies: A Mother’s Journey from Loss to Love -by Sandy Goodman (Jodere, 2002) Buy ten books for ten dollars (plus shipping) and help us get these books out to those who need them. Call Jodere Group at 1-800-569-1002 and ask for “Jason’s Deal”. Leave a message and they will call you back to take your order! P.S. There is one “catch.” You have to pass these books on to those who need them.
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Deecember is a cruel month. Christmas sales, decorations, advertisements -everyone seems so happy and cheerful – it’s easy to feel alone. It’s precisely at these happy times that the loss of our loved one can be felt the strongest. We remember only too well who is missing. Whether our loss was recent or whether it occurred many years ago, we are constantly surrounded by sights and sounds that trigger memories of holidays past, and wracked with dreams of what might have been. Holidays involve expectations about getting together with family, about special meals or special gifts, and special traditions. Even […]
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PHASE I: Acknowledge It If you bury an issue without dealing with it, it will eventually resurrect itself in some form. Hiding from the pain will never make it go away. Instead, it only prolongs the process of healing. If you have ever experienced significant loss, or even severe abuse in some form, then you know that there is an initial shock phase where the occurrence seems surreal. This is normal initially, but then there comes a time when you have to acknowledge what has occurred, before you can ever move toward the road to recovery. It seems easier to […]
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