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Silent Grief – The “Aloneness” of Grief
Originally posted on Grief: One Woman's Perspective:
Our Western culture has inadvertently conditioned us to avoid death and grief. Our society tends to isolate those who are struggling with illness, pain, death and grief — hoping that if we…
Posted in Jake Colman
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Into the New Year
January is almost over, so if I am going to write a post on the New Year and the past Holiday season, I’d better get on it before it is next year already. We made it through the Holidays basically … Continue reading
Posted in Coping, Jake Colman, Observations, Progress
Tagged greivingparents, grievingdad, lossofachild, progress
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A New Year, Nothing New
I have been kicking ideas for a post around for the previous few weeks, but couldn’t quite coalesce them into a coherent form. I am still looking for something to bring these random and disparate thoughts and ideas together. So … Continue reading
Posted in Daily Ramblings, Jake Colman, Observations, Progress
Tagged forgiveness, Grief, grieving dad, lossofason, newyear, roshhashanah
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What You Can Say to a Bereaved Parent
I came across this article today, and it is a succinct and honest look at what you can say to someone who has lost a son or daughter. http://www.today.com/parents/child-loss-what-you-should-should-not-say-parents-t30596?cid=sm_fbn There is also one thing you may never say, “I know … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Jake Colman, Kindness, Other Media, Support
Tagged bereavedparent, coping, Grief, grievingparent, lossofachild
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The Memory Labyrinth
We recently went north to attend a wedding in Sebastopol, near Santa Rosa in Northern California. On our way back home, we drove out to the Sonoma coast along the Russian River valley, a lovely 20 miles through rolling forested … Continue reading
Posted in Honoring Jake, Jake Colman, Memory
Tagged bereavedparent, coping, grievingparent, lossofachild, memorial, memory, vastloss
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Post Father’s Day Post
This past Sunday was Father’s Day, or as I now call it, Effing Father’s Day. The third without the son who made me a father. There was a time when I revelled in my fatherhood, had some epic times on … Continue reading
Posted in Coping, Daily Ramblings, Friends and Family, Jake Colman, Memory, Progress, Sadness
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Help Dudley Survive Bone Cancer
5 years ago, a little black cat showed up at our back door demanding to be adopted by us. We named her Lola and made her part of the family. A few months later, she had a litter of 4 … Continue reading
Posted in Honoring Jake, Jake Colman
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Lost in Space
It has been nearly two months since I visited these pages. For some reason, the imperative to write is strangely absent. I have had thoughts of writing about Passover, Mother’s Day, the onset of the summer with Father’s Day, a … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Daily Ramblings, Jake Colman, Other Media
Tagged coping, deathofachild, Grief, grievingdad, grievingparent, lossofachild, Sadness, senseofimmenseloss, vastloss
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Letting Go of the Dream
I had a session with M., a biofield healer, the other day. She was repairing my energy fields and at one point she said, “You have to let go of your dreams.” I didn’t ask her in what context she meant … Continue reading
Posted in Coping, Dreams, Healing, Jake Colman, Progress
Tagged deathofason, Grief, grievingdad, grievingparent, memory, onedayatatime, senseofimmenseloss, vastloss
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A Little Bit of Light
There is a light that burns in every Jewish synagogue, the Ner Tamid. In Judaism, the sanctuary lamp is known by its Hebrew name, ner tamid (Hebrew: נֵר תָּמִיד), which is usually translated as “eternal flame” or “eternal light”. Hanging or standing in … Continue reading
Posted in Honoring Jake, Jake Colman, Jake's Spirit, Memory, Visions
Tagged candles, coping, deathofachild, deathofason, grievingdad, light, livingwithgrief, love, memory, spiritpresence
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