📋 Be gentle with yourself!

[Anonymous]

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How are YOU being GENTLE with YOURSELF? 🤔

Grief is exhausting. WE need to care for our body during periods of intensive stress.

Grief & Loss Team 🤗🤎

[Anonymous]

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How are YOU being GENTLE with YOURSELF? 🤔

Grief is exhausting. WE need to care for our body during periods of intensive stress.

Grief & Loss Team 🤗🤎

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[MarcyW882921]

Nicole @Anonymous,

Today I did some physical activity, had lunch with a friend, called a relative that I hadn't spoken to for a while, and spent some quiet time reading. It felt good to take care of myself in multiple ways. I'd like to think that there were others who benefitted as well. 🙂

Marcy

[mc6844]

Grief doesn't go away overnight. It also can't be replaced with something else. You can't forget about almost 50 yrs of life. Or whatever amount of time you were with your loved ones, friends or family. It's more like slight shifts in things, instead of going from grief to no grief. And for each relationship there's different levels of grief and love. It's not only the loss of a person but a time of memories, good and not so good, to process. So being gentle with yourself is the only way to go. Take care all.

[MarcyW882921]

There was a great story that went along with this quote, but I'm posting the quote in the hope that it may provide comfort to someone who reads it.

Everything you love will probably be lost, but in the end, love will return in another way.

--Franz Kafka

[Anonymous]

"Love will return in another way" - luv this part Marcy @MarcyW882921 . Just what I NEEDED to hear RIGHT NOW!!!

Nicole 🤗🤎

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▶️@MarcyW882921 wrote:

There was a great story that went along with this quote, but I'm posting the quote in the hope that it may provide comfort to someone who reads it.

Everything you love will probably be lost, but in the end, love will return in another way.

--Franz Kafka◀️

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[MarcyW882921]

I'm so glad! If you want to read the story just search for Franz Kafka story of a lost doll and you will find many versions of it.

Marcy

[Anonymous]

I will Marcy @MarcyW882921 , Nicole 🤗🤎

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▶️@MarcyW882921 wrote:

I'm so glad! If you want to read the story just search for Franz Kafka story of a lost doll and you will find many versions of it.

Marcy◀️ 

[Anonymous]

.I try to stay on top of my sleep.

Nicole 🙃

[mc6844]

I agree. It's necessary to slow down. Although not easy. Take care Nicole. And all on this site. Hope you all have a good day.

[MarcyW882921]

I eat well, hydrate, and exercise. I set time limits for things I know are difficult or challenging and I balance them with activities that are relaxing, fulfilling, or even joyful.

[MarcyW882921]

I found this quote as I was going through some files yesterday...

"Grief teaches the steadiest of minds to waver." --Sophocles

[mc6844]

Sophocles. You have some files Marcy! I can hardly pronounce his name. lol.  But really, it's a great quote. The way I hear it is, life has no guarantees. And that grief is very hard in itself. Thank you for sharing. Take care.

[s491268c]

I agree 100%; let’s remember this.

[Anonymous]

(4 comments) I am LEARNING not to "beat" myself up when I have a day of NOT doing what I know I need to do! 🙄

I play "catch up" later that day, or next day or whenever I feel up to it.

EACH day is getting BETTER at "understanding" my HEALING is happening.....

Nicole 🤎🤗

[mc6844]

That isgood to hear Nicole. Thank you for sharing. Take care.

[Anonymous]

(2 comments) You are welcome @mc6844 and I luv your thoughts on this topic, thank you Nicole 🤎🤗

[mc6844]

My grandmother used to say, "the house will be here after us" when we got overwhelmed with house tasks etc. She was right. Those houses are still there. Their former owners aren't. I really don't get lasting peace from a neat environment. It's more from what I put in my brain lol. I have a friend who always said,   "If I have peace I can think, and if I can think I'll know what to do each day."  Hope everyone is slowing down and taking care of themselves.