Living-With-Grief.com http://www.living-with-grief.com Learning to embrace grief and draw new strength and meaning from it. Wed, 27 Aug 2008 15:24:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 en Joining The Dots http://www.living-with-grief.com/joining-the-dots/ http://www.living-with-grief.com/joining-the-dots/#comments Wed, 27 Aug 2008 15:24:16 +0000 Living-With-Grief.com http://www.living-with-grief.com/joining-the-dots/ SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Joining The Dots", url: "http://www.living-with-grief.com/joining-the-dots/" }); ]]> by Reuben M. Chow, Living-With-Grief.com

Losing a loved one is a very trying experience.

At that point, almost everything seems doom and gloom, and life can be pretty empty. (more…)

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]]> http://www.living-with-grief.com/joining-the-dots/feed/ Coping With The Fear of More Loss http://www.living-with-grief.com/coping-with-the-fear-of-more-loss/ http://www.living-with-grief.com/coping-with-the-fear-of-more-loss/#comments Wed, 27 Aug 2008 14:19:25 +0000 Living-With-Grief.com http://www.living-with-grief.com/coping-with-the-fear-of-more-loss/ SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Coping With The Fear of More Loss", url: "http://www.living-with-grief.com/coping-with-the-fear-of-more-loss/" }); ]]> by Reuben M. Chow, Living-With-Grief.com

Perhaps, when we were very young, we innocently believed that life was all smooth and rosy and that all the people dear to us would be around with us for a long, long time, if not forever. (more…)

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]]> http://www.living-with-grief.com/coping-with-the-fear-of-more-loss/feed/ Hurt From The Loss of Many Loved Ones http://www.living-with-grief.com/hurt-from-the-loss-of-many-loved-ones/ http://www.living-with-grief.com/hurt-from-the-loss-of-many-loved-ones/#comments Wed, 27 Aug 2008 14:08:33 +0000 Living-With-Grief.com http://www.living-with-grief.com/hurt-from-the-loss-of-many-loved-ones/ SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Hurt From The Loss of Many Loved Ones", url: "http://www.living-with-grief.com/hurt-from-the-loss-of-many-loved-ones/" }); ]]> by Reuben M. Chow, Living-With-Grief.com

In some ways, my grief experiences — the loss of my parents in my 20’s, which is earlier than most people — have hardened me to the possibility of losing loved ones. (more…)

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]]> http://www.living-with-grief.com/hurt-from-the-loss-of-many-loved-ones/feed/ Saying Those Last Words And The Final Goodbye http://www.living-with-grief.com/saying-those-last-words-and-the-final-goodbye/ http://www.living-with-grief.com/saying-those-last-words-and-the-final-goodbye/#comments Wed, 27 Aug 2008 13:51:31 +0000 Living-With-Grief.com http://www.living-with-grief.com/saying-those-last-words-and-the-final-goodbye/ SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Saying Those Last Words And The Final Goodbye", url: "http://www.living-with-grief.com/saying-those-last-words-and-the-final-goodbye/" }); ]]> by Reuben M. Chow, Living-With-Grief.com

The loss of both my parents, although both to illness, were very different experiences. (more…)

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]]> http://www.living-with-grief.com/saying-those-last-words-and-the-final-goodbye/feed/ The Importance of Being Weak http://www.living-with-grief.com/the-importance-of-being-weak/ http://www.living-with-grief.com/the-importance-of-being-weak/#comments Wed, 27 Aug 2008 12:47:23 +0000 Living-With-Grief.com http://www.living-with-grief.com/the-importance-of-being-weak/ SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "The Importance of Being Weak", url: "http://www.living-with-grief.com/the-importance-of-being-weak/" }); ]]> by Reuben M. Chow, Living-With-Grief.com

This society of ours values strength. The fittest survive, the best win, the strongest top the chart, and what not. (more…)

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]]> http://www.living-with-grief.com/the-importance-of-being-weak/feed/ Keeping in Touching Distance of Others http://www.living-with-grief.com/keeping-in-touching-distance-of-others/ http://www.living-with-grief.com/keeping-in-touching-distance-of-others/#comments Wed, 27 Aug 2008 12:18:20 +0000 Living-With-Grief.com http://www.living-with-grief.com/keeping-in-touching-distance-of-others/ SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Keeping in Touching Distance of Others", url: "http://www.living-with-grief.com/keeping-in-touching-distance-of-others/" }); ]]> by Reuben M. Chow, Living-With-Grief.com

As we mourn the loss of our loved ones, it is often tempting to retreat into a shell, to build a barrier and shut ourselves away from the love of others, and any interaction with them. (more…)

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]]> http://www.living-with-grief.com/keeping-in-touching-distance-of-others/feed/ The Period After the Immediate Period http://www.living-with-grief.com/the-period-after-the-immediate-period/ http://www.living-with-grief.com/the-period-after-the-immediate-period/#comments Wed, 27 Aug 2008 11:37:38 +0000 Living-With-Grief.com http://www.living-with-grief.com/the-period-after-the-immediate-period/ SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "The Period After the Immediate Period", url: "http://www.living-with-grief.com/the-period-after-the-immediate-period/" }); ]]> by Reuben M. Chow, Living-With-Grief.com

During the immediate period after the passing of a loved one, we are usually surrounded with care, concern and the support of friends, relatives and other associates. They ask how we are, they go easy on us, they console us, and they volunteer whatever help is needed. (more…)

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]]> http://www.living-with-grief.com/the-period-after-the-immediate-period/feed/ Putting the Unhappiness Away http://www.living-with-grief.com/putting-the-unhappiness-away/ http://www.living-with-grief.com/putting-the-unhappiness-away/#comments Wed, 27 Aug 2008 11:21:21 +0000 Living-With-Grief.com http://www.living-with-grief.com/putting-the-unhappiness-away/ SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Putting the Unhappiness Away", url: "http://www.living-with-grief.com/putting-the-unhappiness-away/" }); ]]> by Reuben M. Chow, Living-With-Grief.com

Certain materials are usually strongly associated with  the passing of our loved ones. (more…)

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]]> http://www.living-with-grief.com/putting-the-unhappiness-away/feed/ Those Familiar Faces http://www.living-with-grief.com/those-familiar-faces/ http://www.living-with-grief.com/those-familiar-faces/#comments Wed, 27 Aug 2008 01:48:57 +0000 Living-With-Grief.com http://www.living-with-grief.com/those-familiar-faces/ SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Those Familiar Faces", url: "http://www.living-with-grief.com/those-familiar-faces/" }); ]]> by Reuben M. Chow, Living-With-Grief.com

Every now and then, I see or meet someone who reminds me of my late father or late mother. It could be how they look, the way they speak, their personality, or just the way they move. (more…)

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]]> http://www.living-with-grief.com/those-familiar-faces/feed/ With Us Forever http://www.living-with-grief.com/with-us-forever/ http://www.living-with-grief.com/with-us-forever/#comments Wed, 27 Aug 2008 01:25:24 +0000 Living-With-Grief.com http://www.living-with-grief.com/with-us-forever/ SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "With Us Forever", url: "http://www.living-with-grief.com/with-us-forever/" }); ]]> by Reuben M. Chow, Living-With-Grief.com

I used to spend maybe a few hours a week with my parents. By “spend”, I mean we were physically together; how much quality time there actually was, is another question altogether. (more…)

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