Reference Library: (Pathways To Peace)Pathways To Peace Of MindThe death of a loved one brings about one of the most traumatic periods in the life of man. The mind-numbing sense of personal loss is compounded by the uncertainty of the future and the need to adjust to a new life-style. 1. Take time to accept death...“My turning point was when I realized and accepted that my husband wasn’t going to be there to open the door, and I wasn’t going to find him in bed.” 2. Take time to let go...One of the most difficult human experiences is letting go. Yet from birth to death, life is a series of letting go. 3. Take time to make decisions...“I am angry that I allowed myself to be spoiled. I never took care of the checking account. I never had to make decisions. He did all those things. Now I don’t know what to do . . . I feel so helpless.” 4. Take time to share...When we lose a parent, we grieve over the loss of our past 5. Take time to believe...To survive is to find meaning in suffering, as suffering that has meaning to it is endurable. However, finding meaning doesn’t just happen. It takes time, openness and faith to find positive and redeeming values in our suffering. 6. Take time to forgive...The feelings of guilt and the need for forgiveness accompanies many of our experiences, especially those which have remained unfinished. We might feel guilty about what we did or didn’t do, about the clues we missed, about the things we said or failed to say. 7. Take time to feel good about yourself...Bereaved people are not sentenced to unhappiness. We are not born happy or unhappy. We learn to be happy by the way we adjust to life crises and utilize the opportunities that life gives us. 8. Take time to meet new friends...Loneliness will be present in grief, and it might be nature’s way of mending our broken heart. Loneliness can also be transformed into solitude. That happens when we are not oppressed by our loneliness, but learn to live creatively with it by cultivating our inner resources and self-understanding. 9. Take time to laugh... “I used to resent people who were happy and laughed. I wanted to scream, ‘Why do you laugh? Don’t you know what happened?’ I felt that way until a friend of mine told me, ’I remember you were laughing too, when someone else around you might have felt miserable.” 10. Take time to give...The best way to overcome our loneliness and pain is to be concerned about the loneliness and pain of others. |
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