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WE ARE SORRY for your loss ๐
THIS GROUP IS OPEN TO ALL GRIEVERS NO MATTER HOW LONG IT HAS BEEN [years,days].
To participate, click on reply button at bottom of this post. Enter your comment. Click on reply again.
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Finding STRENGTH in Your NEXT CHAPTER!
Healing from heartbreak does not mean forgetting your loss. It means learning to move forward in a way that HONORS what you have experienced while strengthening your ability to live fully. Grief changes us, but it can also deepen our empathy, STRENGTHEN our resilience, and help us rediscover what matters most.
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โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโป๏ธโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ A place to share and support EACH OTHER with comments. โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ๐คโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ
What is going on in YOUR LIFE? โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ โโโโโโโโโโโโโโ๐คโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ
WE share OUR JOURNEY while grieving & after grieving. Some of us are still grieving AFTER losing our luv one(s) YEARS AGO. Grief has NO schedule & TOGETHER we will make it. โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ โโโโโโโโโโโโโโ๐โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ
Some days we have a "chuckle" at what a member posts.
Some days "tears" are in our eyes.
Other days we are doing a HAPPY DANCE WITH THEM as they get STRONGER on their journey.
YOU got this. โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ๐โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ
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โโโโโโโโ๐ฅโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ It is OKAY to "hide" on those days/nights when YOU FEEL unable to deal with people.
With time YOU WILL be able to get out, spend time with family/friends.
Just let THEM KNOW and those who REALLY CARE will "respect" this much needed "time away" = they will still REACH OUT, but with NO pressure to see them (or talk to them).
I luv those THINKING ABOUT YOU texts from caring folks in my life. โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ
Luv,
Nicole โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ๐คโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ๐คโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ๐คโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ (Grief Forum)โโ
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โโโโโโโ๐คโโโโโโโโโ โ On those days/nights when YOU wonder WHY you are still here???
*** YOU are still here for the folks who CARE ABOUT YOU!!!
(1) So get out of bed EVERY DAY, hug them, tell them you CARE.
(2) This way when YOU ARE GONE, mixed in with THEIR GRIEVING will be GOOD MEMORIES.
(3) Parents [I am one] OUR KIDS [even adults] need their ONE PARENT - you.
Luv,
Nicole โโโโโโโโโ๐คโโโโโโโโโ โโโโโโโโโ๐คโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ๐คโโโโโโโโโ (Grief Forum)
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REMEMBER!!!
We will see our luv ones AGAIN.
Meanwhile, HONOR their "memory" with taking care of yourself (physically, mentally, emotionally).
Yes, WE MISS THEM EVERY DAY & NIGHT. โ๐โ
They are WITH US ALWAYS, seeing our "efforts" and luving us.
You got this my friend!!!
Luv,
Nicole โ๐คโโ๐คโโ๐คโ (Grief Forum)
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โโโโโโโโ๐ฏโโโโโโโโโโ DECISIONS that often cause people distress!!!
*** Please "take your time" with these decisions & deal with life the "best" YOU CAN. โโโ๐โโโโโโ๐คโโโ
(1) When to SORT through their loved one's belongings.
(2) Whether or not to take OFF their wedding ring.
(3) When to RETURN to work.
(4) How often to VISIT the cemetery.
(5) Whether or not to SELL or move.
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โโโโโโโป๏ธโโโโโโโ Stop by when YOU CAN to ENCOURAGE OTHERS (respond to THEIR POST).
Or ASK FOR SOME encouragement for YOURSELF.
WE ALL have days/nights when we need this!!!
Members "helping" members.
Grief & Loss Team โโโโโโโ๐คโโโโโโโ โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ
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Guess what? โโโโโโโ โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ๐คโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ
WE made it through ANOTHER day/night!!!
And yes, maybe a little bruised but WE DID IT. โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ๐โโ
TOMORROW has "possibilities" for PEACE & COMFORT my friend(s). 1 step at a time. โโ๐ฃโโ
Luv,
Nicole โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ๐คโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ๐คโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ๐คโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ (Grief Forum)
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โโโโโโโ๐กโโโโโโโ PARENTS!
For those of us who are parenting on OUR OWN, remember no matter how old our children are - THEY NEED US.
So take care of yourself (medical appointments, sleep, eat, hydrate and so on) FOR THEM. โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ
Luv,
Nicole โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ โโโโโโโโโโโโ๐คโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ๐คโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ๐คโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ (Grief Forum)
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โโโโโโโโโโป๏ธโโโโโโโโโโโโ ARE YOU NEW TO OUR FORUM [Grief & Loss]? โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ๐คโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ
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๐โโโโ There will be GOOD & BAD days. You may feel guilty or surprised for laughing at a joke or enjoying a visit with a friend. It is important to understand that these can be common feelings.
*** OUR "emotions" are a part of OUR journey moving forward.
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โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ๐ฃโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ Creating a NEW LIFE AFTER A LOSS is not easy, but we will ONE STEP AT A TIME.
Sometimes in life WE NEED TO TAKE A STEP BACKWARD.
Why?
WE may have thought we had a SOLUTION to an "issue" only to find it IT WAS NOT A FIT.
It is okay. You got out there dear friend(s) INSTEAD OF STAYING IN BED sleeping your life away.
It is OKAY to "step backwards" to REGROUP & TRY AGAIN when you are ready.
Luv,
Nicole โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ๐คโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ๐คโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ๐คโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ (Grief Forum)
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โโโโโโโโโโโโโก๏ธโโโโโโโโโโโโ[*** What is a Grief JAR?
A grief jar is a PHYSICAL CONTAINER, such as a jar, box, or vase, that you use to COLLECT and acknowledge your emotions during times of grief and loss. It serves as a REMINDER of your feelings and experiences, allowing you to connect, express and process your emotions safely and intentionally. This can give some COMFORT during an overwhelming time.
[1] Write Your Thoughts and Feelings:
Whenever you feel overwhelmed by emotions, take a moment to write down your thoughts and feelings on a small piece of paper. It could be a memory, a message to your loved one, or simply a reflection on your grief journey.
[2] Place Your Notes in the Jar:
Fold your notes and place them gently into your grief jar. Each note represents a piece of your heart and soul, allowing you to release and honor your emotions tangibly. You can revisit these notes whenever you feel the need to connect with your feelings.
[3] Visit Your Grief Jar as often as you can:
Try to make it a habit to check in with your grief jar regularly. Take time to reflect on your notes, acknowledge your emotions, and offer yourself compassion and understanding.
*** Of course YOU can "adjust" all of this to what works for YOU.
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โโโโโโโโป๏ธโโโโโโโ Feeling LONELY with the passing of someone you CARED about?
(1) WE are ALWAYS here to "listen".
(2) Different TIME ZONES means someone is "available" 24/7.
(3) And our AARP Experts Amy @agoyer & Jane @JaneCares have SUPPORTED us throughout the years.
Have a QUESTION for them - ask away!!!
(4) Keep in mind Group Members have "experienced" loss too = WE UNDERSTAND & SUPPORT EACH GROUP MEMBER.
โก๏ธ[***Members helping members. ***]โฌ ๏ธ
Grief & Loss Team โโโโโโโ๐คโโโโโโโ
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โโโโโโโโโโโ๐กโโโโโโโโโโโ Strategies and Tips for Grieving!
CONNECT with people.
WE may NOT be ready to "interact" with people = connect in a way that works for you.
(1) Maybe just "smiling" when we are out on errands. Some people may ignore us, but others will "smile" back.
(2) Reconnect with friends & family as you "feel" up to it. Maybe meet for coffee. This gets you out of your 4 walls. Yes, staying home feels safe for awhile.
You got this!!! โโโโโโ
Grief & Loss Team โโโโโโโโโ๐คโโโโโโโโโ
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โโโโโโโ๐กโโโโโโโโ Being ALONE can also increase concerns about SAFETY. Itโs a good idea to ensure there are working locks on the doors and windows.
*** You can also ASK your neighbors to keep an eye out. I miss the old days when neighbors looked out for each other. Now, with so many of us moving out of our houses (move in with family), we are losing that neighborhood connection it seems in our lives.
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โโโโโโโ๐โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ๐โโโโโโโโ When YOU feel READY, go through your loved oneโs clothes and other personal items.
(1) Instead of parting with everything at once, you might make three piles: one to keep, one to give away, and one โnot sure.โ Ask your children or others to help.
(2) Think about setting aside items such as a special piece of clothing, watch, favorite book, or picture to give to your children or grandchildren as personal reminders of your loved one.
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โโโโโโโป๏ธโโโโโโโ Stop by to SHARE YOUR JOURNEY!!!
WE will ALWAYS leave a comment in response to YOUR POST. โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ
Sharing "may" HELP with our healing and "may" also HELP another griever who stops by = members supporting members.
*** They will KNOW there are OTHERS out there and "may" find YOUR solutions to YOUR grief works for them. Thank you for CARING about others. โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ
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๐ Remember to "pat" YOURSELF on YOUR back "everytime" you do 1 step.
Why?
So many times WE donot realize that 1 step is COURAGE.
Courage to "pick" ourselves up after OUR world fell apart from OUR GRIEF.
You got this!!!
Luv,
Nicole ๐๐ค (Grief Forum)

