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July 16,
2009 |
July Volume 4, Number
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Taking Care of
You
Hi all, it’s already the middle of the
summer. It seems time goes slow and sometimes it goes fast. We all feel
our time differently. If you think back to the beginning of your grieving
process, you might have hated everyday, all the hours in the day. You
couldn’t get through the day without tears. As the days turn into weeks
and months and so forth, you can probably go days without tears. It is
both scary and refreshing, you might smile about a memory that used to
make you cry. For those of you who have just started on their path through
grief, just try to remember it will get easier to deal with and live with.
Many of us DO heal, others say they accept it but never heal. Be gentle
with yourself and try to keep a positive attitude about the rest of your
life. I would also like to take a moment to
share that a dear former member of GROWW who was an original member with
Judy, Dick died last month. Dick was a fun man, never missed a party and I
bet he went to the most Gatherings too, he also threw wonderful Gatherings
at his home in CT. He was remarried and our hearts go out to his wife and
family. If you have a few minutes and have a chance to look at some of the
Gathering pictures, Dick attended plenty of them. For those of us who
believe, I’m sure there was a heck of a Gathering in Heaven for him, may
you rest in peace, Dick. It is sad when we lose a friend, but
makes many of us smile remembering the memories and good times we had in
the past. Remember to try to smile once a day, it takes less muscles
to smile than it takes to frown. Until next
time, Good
grief
Chatting Tips: staff@groww.org
When you do get in to the chat room, are you
finding you can’t keep up and the screen is too small? Look up at the top
right hand corner and click on the button which says FLOAT... it will open
a new window... now MAXIMIZE that window by clicking on the square in the
upper right hand corner... the square is between the "-" and the "x"... it
will make the room larger, then type *chat font size 14 or
16 If you are having trouble connecting to the chat
rooms, you may need to update your java. Are you getting that blue
screen when you try to log on? Try this link and follow the
instructions, it should solve your
problem http://java.sun.com/getjava/download.html Blue
Screen:
Are you getting a blue screen all of a
sudden when you try to get into GROWW, it could be your browser. We have
seen it happen a little more frequently lately. It happens mostly with AOL
and IE browsers. If this happens to you, try downloading the firefox
browser, this has corrected the problem each time. We aren’t sure why it
is happening, but that seems to be the fix. |
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New Children’s
Book on Grief From: Sarah
McGinnis sarah@tilburyhouse.com I am in Publicity for Tilbury House,
publishers of a brand-new picture book on sibling loss, Always my Brother (June 2009). In my
marketing research for the book, I came across your site — such important
work! I thought you might be interested in seeing Always My Brother, and so I'm
writing to see if you would like to receive a review copy.
THANK
YOU!
GROWW received a check from H&R
Block in the amount of $125.00 J Thank you to all of you that used
H&R Block and brought the coupon with you for GROWW to receive a
donation from H&R Block. |
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Poetry
Each new day is like an ocean wave returning to
the shore - you have no idea what it will bring, just as you
have no idea what surprises the surf will lay at your
feet. On calm days, ordinary shells are left at the
water’s edge, but after stormy weather, all kinds of
treasures are churned up from the deep – rare finds for
those with the patience to uncover
them. The phases of life itself are as unpredictable
as the moods of the ocean – sometimes smooth, sometimes
turbulent. But beyond this mystery lies one certainty
… While you can never know what gifts life will
bring, you can trust that every sunrise offers
possibilities. Every day holds beautiful moments and new dreams
waiting for you to come and find them.
(Renee Duvall) Unlike the words in this poem, for a member new
in their grief, the question of ‘What’s next’ naturally brings the
overwhelming fear of ‘What else is going to go wrong’, ‘What else can
happen’. How could it not. Our life feels totally out of our
control. But as we move further along this journey, like the poem,
we have to make the choice to harness the fear of the unknown and begin to
look at the next corner as holding possibilities. Adele
Brookman said “Use your imagination not to scare yourself to death but to
Inspire yourself to Life.” Easier said then done?
Absolutely. I think we come to a fork in the road where we
have to make a choice … will we choose to continue on the same path that
although is a dark clouded road, has become familiar since
grieving. Or will we choose to walk along the beach? A
new path that although may be unfamiliar, may lead us to joy, happiness
and love again. As I sit here tonight with anniversaries
approaching – it’s a good time for me to reflect and make sure I’m on the
path that I choose. I wish all of you the strength and courage to
make the choices that are best for You … I hope all of us come to realize
that it is not enough to just Exist … we need to Live … our life is truly
a gift. ~Hope |
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Recipe
APPLE DUMPLINGS
Courtesy of the members that use the
message boards J |
