🕯 A Place To Be With OTHERS Who Are Grieving! WE support each other.

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***A place to share and support***

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[NicoleRetired2020FL]

‌👍‌  WHATEVER YOU CONSIDER TO BE YOUR HIGHER POWER! (God or something else)

Shimmy over to the passenger seat, put on your seat belt, wind down the window, feel the breeze on your face and just enjoy the ride.

Let your HIGHER POWER do the driving.

Your HIGHER POWER wants you to live your greatest life and it knows the way you should be going in order to get there.

--Saskia Lightstar

[NicoleRetired2020FL]

Thinking of you 🤗 (Grief & Loss Forum) 10/15

Hi Julia @JuliaB831263 !

I hope you will stop by again when you feel up to it.

There are LOTS of discussions and maybe you may find them helpful.

I have also posted information about FREE online Grief & Loss Events AARP has set up for members and non-members.

Luv you my dear friend,
Nicole 🤗

[NicoleRetired2020FL]

🏡  Some of us have SOLD our homes or PLANNING to. Any tips to share with us?  🤔 

(My 2 cents) Try to explore [safety check] where YOU WANT to move to and try to move "nearer" to folks who CARE about you. Trust me, all of this helps to LESSEN our "stress" and hopefully gives us "peace of mind"... 💃💃💃

[NicoleRetired2020FL]

QUESTIONS & DISCUSSIONS!

(1) Do YOU have a "question or topic" YOU would luv to post about? 🤔

▶️*** (2) IF yes, please reply to this post. ***◀️

We would luv to hear from YOU!!! 🙃

(3) And stop by when YOU can to JOIN "discussions and/or answer questions" by OTHER MEMBERS - thanks... 😎

[NicoleRetired2020FL]

👤  ABOUT US!

▶️*** Discussions about life and NOT just about grief ***◀️

(1) WE (folks who have lost someone/a pet they CARED about) support and share advice with EACH other. NO judgements, just luv and compassion.

(2) Some of us are still grieving YEARS after our loss and that is okay! Everyone's journey is unique. Grief has no agenda. 👍

(3) The person we cared about may have been a family member, significant other, neighbor, friend, co-worker, even a pet and so on. Bottom line, WE MISS them....

*** EVERYONE is welcome to stop by to chat with us! ***

[NicoleRetired2020FL]

(Friday 12/1/23) 👣  Did You Do Your Steps? 🤔

(Me) Was a very "productive" day and just finished up my Daily Indoor Walk. 👍

Aromatheraphy set up - Pumpkin. 👍

Lol, now to HOPE those zzz's arrive soon.... 🙄

Find YOUR PEACE. 😎

[NicoleRetired2020FL]

‌😥  What CHALLENGE(s) Are YOU Facing RIGHT NOW?

Stop by to tell us about YOUR CHALLENGE(s) and support OTHER MEMBERS (leave a comment).

[NicoleRetired2020FL]

Thinking of you 🤗 (Grief & Loss Forum) 10/8

Hi Carol @CarolD435501 !

I hope you will stop by again when you feel up to it.

There are LOTS of discussions and maybe you may find them helpful.

I have also posted information about FREE online Grief & Loss Events AARP has set up for members and non-members.

Luv you my dear friend,
Nicole 🤗

[BillH490171]

Interesting day for me as I signed the burial agreement to have my wife's ashes placed in the niche we bought a few years ago. She'll be near her mom and other family members. Its been 6 months and I'm ready for this next step.  I'll drive up to Ohio on 12/12. The sun is shining now after a cold rainy morning. I know she would be happy and urge me to place her there.  Seems like this year is a blur at times.  

Hope you all have a great weekend and let the sun shine on your lives,  Bill

[NicoleRetired2020FL]

(Friday 12/1/23)

Hi Bill @BillH490171 , SO GOOD hearing from you!!! 💃💃💃

[NicoleRetired2020FL]

Thinking of you 🤗 (Grief & Loss Forum) 11/24

Hi Toni @ToniF663843 !

I hope you will stop by again when you feel up to it.

There are LOTS of discussions and maybe you may find them helpful.

I have also posted information about FREE online Grief & Loss Events AARP has set up for members and non-members.

Luv you my dear friend,

Nicole 🤗

[NicoleRetired2020FL]

[1 comment/Marcy-12/6 webinar info] QUESTIONS & DISCUSSIONS!

(1) Do YOU have a "question or topic" YOU would luv to post about? 🤔

▶️*** (2) IF yes, please reply to this post. ***◀️

We would luv to hear from YOU!!! 🙃

(3) And stop by when YOU can to JOIN "discussions and/or answer questions" by OTHER MEMBERS - thanks... 😎

[MarcyW882921]

FYI - Grief Works offers free webinars every couple of weeks on Zoom. The next one is Dec. 6th at 1:00 ET and the topic is Navigating the Holidays.

Marcy

[NicoleRetired2020FL]

Below is a link to a "Grief & Loss" Book List that you guys may or may not find "helpful"  🙄

I THINK I have "listed" ALL the books everyone has mentioned SO FAR, but let me know IF I missed one. I will ADD to this list when someone posts OTHER suggestions. Thanks! 

📚  BOOK LIST (books read by members)  📚
 
https://community.aarp.org/t5/Grief-Loss/Grief-amp-Loss-Books/m-p/2475048#M1224

[NicoleRetired2020FL]

💡  "Inspiration is around us all and if we look for it, we will see it." 

~ Our Bill @BillH490171 

[NicoleRetired2020FL]

Hi Estelle @ec73392645 , on 11/7 you had mentioned joining Griefshare and were in your 3rd session. How is it going? 🤔 Are you finished? 🤔

[NicoleRetired2020FL]

Hi tttttt @tttttt , on 11/6 you had mentioned having 2 FURBABIES. I would luv to hear about them (names) when you FEEL up to sharing. I bet they are CUTE!!!! 🐶🐈

[NicoleRetired2020FL]

What has HELPED you the most on YOUR Healing Journey so far? 🤔

(1) ME: My daughter, this AARP Grief & Loss Forum, reading, chatting with "random" folks at Walmart 😎 and praying.

(2) MC @mc6844 wrote:
I agree. And I think prayer is the key. 

(3) Marcy @MarcyW882921 wrote:
Things that have helped me include: family, friends, singing in a chorus, being out in nature, reading, attending a bereavement group,  interacting with people on the Grief & Loss forum, volunteering in the community, and reigniting my spirituality (not in a hierarchical order.) Marcy

[NicoleRetired2020FL]

What ADVICE would you give to someone who is GRIEVING? 🤔

(1) My 2 cents: Reach out to folks who CARE about you! 👍

(2) Rachel @RachelW425687 wrote:

Don't be afraid to stop and pause when a memory  a moment in time when our love one was by our side.  Remember,and if you close your eyes for just a minute, they will feel like they are right there. I shed a tear, but I feel the strength and i can smile now it is almost a warmth of hug around me, for I am Alone now, and never thought that would be.  .And keep telling the stories,those important moments, over and over, as we need to. The right people in your life will always listen. Even if you cry each time it's ok,cause one day you will laugh at the silly moments in time that we were so fortunate to have. Blessed it Be.

[NicoleRetired2020FL]

(Thursday 11/30/23)

Kim @KimberlyM389662 , Beasley 🐶, Munchkin 🐈 and Blu 🐈 💙💙💙💙

[NicoleRetired2020FL]

(Thursday 11/30/23)

Dear Alisa @AlisaH435648 , YOU are in my thoughts! I hope YOU will stop by AGAIN when you "feel" up to it.... 💙💙💙

[NicoleRetired2020FL]

5 comments (Wednesday 11/29/23)

🚵‍🏊‍🎾  The Experts say EXERCISE (what YOU enjoy) will HELP us "physically, emotionally, mentally" on our HEALING JOURNEY. Any opinions? 🤔

(1) I know Marcy had mentioned TENNIS.

(2) Cadee @Cadee2719 ZUMBA.

(3) And me, daily INSIDE (yes, so NOT into the Florida Alligators who seem to be taking over 😱) WALK to Bob Marley Reggae Music and Staple Singers. I have a Chart on my wall which I "check" EACH day = so I can SEE my progress. So far, have NOT missed a day, even when I got my Pfizer Vaccine this month. 😎

▶️*** Okay, MY OPINION - yes, yes and yes!!! 👍 Has helped me in ALL 3 AREAS. Lol, but I still have days I really DO NOT want to walk but DO..... ***◀️

[Cadee2719]

NO NO NO I do not do ZUMBA!  I would be laying flat on the floor, gasping for breath.😂  I do Stretching Exercises, Strength Exercises, Balance Exercises.  However, with the leg pain I have had to stop all of them till I find out what I am dealing with.  I see the doctor on December 21st. The exercises I do are provided on line through my insurance; it is called Silver Sneakers.

[mc6844]

Zumba = instant death for me too. 😆 

[MarcyW882921]

No...I'm the Zumba gal! 🙂

Marcy

[Cadee2719]

I KNEW it would be you Marcy.  😀  Tennis player, Zumba gal.  You GO GIRL!

[NicoleRetired2020FL]

(Thursday 11/30/23)

See, OLD LADY "senior" moment = lol, I thought that is what you had posted 😂🤣

YOU are in my thoughts dear Cadee @Cadee2719 for HEALING 💙💙💙

[NicoleRetired2020FL]

😴  WHAT HELPS YOU TO SLEEP AT NIGHT?

(1) Me: Glade Scented Candles - Cinnamon and Pumpkin.

(2) MC @mc6844 wrote:

The sunshine helps me to to sleep at night. Hope it shows up today!

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(3) Marcy @MarcyW882921 wrote:

Nicole @NicoleRetired2020FL , 

I have designated reading and prayer time each evening. It helps me to relax and get my mind set on a positive track. I find this routine to be beneficial for me to sleep.

Marcy

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[NicoleRetired2020FL]

👣  1 Step At A Time!