What is Grief?
What is grief exactly? The Oxford Dictionary defines it as: “Deep sorrow, especially when caused by someone’s death.” Grief is a natural response to loss when one feels the emotional suffering from the absence of a person or thing. It can be a reaction to any loss. The grief associated with death is familiar to most people, but we […]
Continue readingNo-Rewrite – A story of Grief
This story is written on my personal experience after the suicide of my husband. Author: Robin Chodak The sun brightly peeks through the window shade in my bedroom. It must be late morning. I lie still. Getting myself up requires more strength than I have. It’s been days, weeks, or months. My brain is foggy. […]
Continue readingWho is your master?
When you think about grief do you think about it as a master? Probably not. But, you must understand that it does have the intention to master you if you let it. So how does grief become your master? If you’re reading this you have probably experienced grief at different levels and different times in […]
Continue readingBeach and a Strange Meeting
I love to walk on the beach any time I get the opportunity. It refreshes my spirit and my gratitude is exemplified. On days I don’t get to take that walk, I make sure that I get a glimpse of it every day. It’s been part of my recovery and continues to be a ritual […]
Continue readingAnother Shooting: Parkland, Florida
Tragedy Again! Two weeks have passed since the Parkland School shooting in Florida. It’s hard to believe I am writing another blog about a massive shooting. The last one was about the Las Vegas shooting on October 1st 2017, only 4 months ago. We still grieve the Columbine shooting in 1999, the Sandy Hook shooting […]
Continue readingLas Vegas Shooting on October 1, 2017
The glamorous night of a city filled with entertainment, gambling and tantalizing desires suddenly turned to despair. It happened at Mandalay Bay Hotel in Las Vegas when a gunman fired shots during a concert. He killed 59 people and injured approximately 500 on October 1, 2017. This recorded incident is the largest mass shooting in […]
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