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Tag Archives: Sorrow
6 Things About My New Normal
Grief literature is filled with the concept of the “new normal”. It is usually portrayed as the goal for people grappling to rebuild their lives after a traumatic event. The idea is, in a situation which appears so surreal – the destruction of your … Continue reading
Posted in Coping, Daily Ramblings, Grief, Jake Colman, Observations, Progress, Sadness
Tagged Anger, deathofachild, giftofdays, grievingparent, indifference, life, newnormal, Sorrow
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The Grief Bandit
I follow a blog called Grieving Dads. It is a forum for men to share their grief and experiences of grief. I commented on a post about the Grief Bandit, lurking in the rocks, waiting to strike. One of the … Continue reading
Thanksgiving
Well, here it is. Thursday. Thanksgiving. One day before another 28th. Wouldn’t it have been ironic if … well, anyway. This year it feels like someone else’s holiday. Oh yes, I have much to be grateful for. I have a … Continue reading
Posted in Ceremony, Food, Friends and Family, Jake Colman, Memory
Tagged deathofason, family, friends, gratitude, grievingparents, hanukkah, latkes, Sorrow, thankful, thanksgiving
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Eleven Months
It is the orthodox custom to recite Kaddish, the prayer said by mourners on behalf of the departed, for eleven months following the death of a parent. Why eleven months? The belief is that the departed sits under Divine judgement for … Continue reading
Posted in Ceremony, Friends and Family, Grief, Honoring Jake, Jake Colman, Progress, Sadness
Tagged Grief, grievingdad, grievingparent, kaddish, lossofason, Sorrow
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Here it Comes. Here it Is. There it Goes.
Last Thursday was Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year. Early last week I had it in mind to write a post about the impending holiday, but for reasons described elsewhere, I didn’t. Now that the first of the High Holy … Continue reading
Posted in Ceremony, Coping, Daily Ramblings, Grief, Jake Colman, Sadness
Tagged grievingparent, Highhholydays, jakecolman, roshhashanah, Sorrow
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Sometimes, It’s the Most Unexpected Things
We have a small guest house attached to our home. Jake lived back there on and off during various phases these last several years. When we went to collect his belongings from Palm Springs last December, we just put everything … Continue reading
Posted in Daily Ramblings, Grief, Honoring Jake, Jake Colman, Jake's Spirit, Memory, Sadness
Tagged deathofachild, Grief, grievingparent, memory, Sorrow
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Three Little Words
Today, I won’t go into an exposition on Greek Mythology, no analysis of Modern Art, no philosophy, Natural History, deep insights, happy memories, or photos. Just three little words; I miss him …
Posted in Daily Ramblings, Grief, Jake Colman, Memory, Sadness, Tragedy
Tagged Grief, grievingparents, memory, missingmyson, Sadness, Sorrow
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Ambushed!
Today started off just fine. Clear sky, bright yellow sunlight. Everything seemed to be okay. We had a lovely time the previous evening at our friends’ house, eating corned beef hash (one of Jake’s favorites) popping popcorn and watching, or more … Continue reading
Posted in Coping, Daily Ramblings, Dreams, Friends and Family, Grief, Healing, Jake Colman, Memory, Sadness
Tagged Grief, grievingparent, kaddish, lossofachild, memory, Sorrow
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Foggy Days
Yesterday passed in a fog. Outside and inside. When I left the house in the morning, the ocean fog blanketed the world in its grey mantle, softening shapes and sounds. I couldn’t see much more than a couple of hundred … Continue reading
Posted in Coping, Daily Ramblings, Dreams, Grief, Jake's Spirit, Memory, Observations, Sadness, Tragedy
Tagged deathofachild, Grief, grievingparents, hopeforthefuture, lossofachild, Sorrow, suddendeathofachild
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Porch Light
January 10 Jakey Jake. We’ll leave the light on for you. A very tough day. It started off innocently enough with my early morning cry, a trip to shul to say kaddish and back home. In the afternoon, things shifted … Continue reading
Posted in Grief, Honoring Jake, Jake's Spirit, Memory, Past Facebook Post, Sadness, Tragedy, Visions
Tagged Death of a Child, Grief, light, longing, Mourning, Sorrow
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