Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today to get through this thing called life. Prince Most of the time, the definition of “sacred” has to do with religious objects or observances, but there are aspects of life that are, and should be, acknowledged as sacred — “highly valued and important”[Read More…]
Tag: Grief
EDITOR’S COLUMN: Choices
Do not become a casualty to your grief. ~ Roswell, Season 4, Episode 8 In the four years since the loss of my oldest son, I’ve spent a lot of time developing a working relationship with this thing called grief. Ethan’s death was an abrupt plunge into an unpleasant human[Read More…]
Editor’s Column: Collective grief
Announcements that the wolves have indeed migrated into this part of the state and that the owners of the local coal mine plan to shut it down by 2030 cast a pall over our communities last week. By Saturday I found myself struggling with something familiar and uncomfortable: grief. I[Read More…]
Handling the Holidays grief group
MEEKER | HopeWest is hosting a free Handling the Holidays grief group on Nov. 25 at 5:30 p.m. at 290 4th St. in Meeker. For people who are grieving, every day can be filled with reminders of their loved ones. But the feelings of loneliness or other emotions may be[Read More…]
Handling the Holidays grief group
MEEKER | HopeWest is hosting a free Handling the Holidays grief group on Nov. 25 at 5:30 p.m. at 290 4th St. in Meeker. For people who are grieving, every day can be filled with reminders of their loved ones. But the feelings of loneliness or other emotions may be[Read More…]
Guest Column: Journeying through grief
RBC | “Some days are harder than others.” That’s quite a common phrase when it comes to managing grief. I can attest to this in my own life in regard to the loss of my precious first-born daughter almost two years ago: some days, are in fact, harder than others.[Read More…]
Guest Column: How much is grief costing you?
By Teresia Rose-Reed Special to the Herald Times RBC | In 2003, The Grief Recovery Institute conducted a landmark study of the “hidden” annual costs of grief in the workplace. The findings of the “Grief Index” were astonishing. The major causes of employee grief in order of severity are: death[Read More…]
