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Tag Archives: loss
To A Friend Who Is Going Through Tough Times
A friend who is going through tough times recently wrote something along the lines that she needed to get out into nature. Dear friend: I wrote the lyric for the song linked above, and Kevin Harris wrote the music. I’m … Continue reading
Posted in Beauty, Believe, Dealing with Pain & Grief, Dreams, Feelings/Emotions, Friendship, Goodness, Loneliness, Loss, My Beliefs, Nature, Pain & Grief, Poetry I Wrote, Songs I've Written or Co-Written
Tagged believe, cares, dreams, Friend, Friendship, gifts, goodness, greatness, grieving, Kevin Harris, loss, lyric, music, poem, poetry, song, symphony
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Letting go, Appreciating, and Looking Forward
“Sometimes you just have to let go of what’s gone, appreciate what still remains and look forward to what’s coming next.” (Source: Lets Be Positive Together) I’ve been there and will be again. Based on my experience, I’d say this … Continue reading
Posted in Attittude, Challenges, Choices, Gratitude, LIfe Lessons, Loss, My Beliefs, Observations, Optimism, Quotes I Love
Tagged experience, future, gratitude, let go, letting go, loss, optimism, present, true, wise
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The Curb
Dear friends: The poem below is dedicated to all who have lost loved ones, to those who have healed, and those who still struggle with their pain, grief, and/or regret at not having said or done what they now wish … Continue reading
Posted in Loneliness, Pain & Grief, Poetry I Wrote, Regret, Suffering, Uncategorized
Tagged death, Family, hopelessness, loss, Love, misery, pain, poem, poetry, rain, regret, Shame, tears, torture, tragedy
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Often an Ending Occurs to Create Space for Something Much Better
This post is dedicated to anyone who has lost a loved one or is going through other tough times. It is a short quote. It has been my experience that much great wisdom is often contained in but a few … Continue reading
Posted in Acceptance, Dealing with Pain & Grief, Loss, Quotes I Love
Tagged butterly, caterpillar, dedicated, loss, lost, loved, proverb, thought, world
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Finding the Light Within Yourself in Moments of Darkness
We all go through tough times. Sometimes even excruciating ones. If you are going through such a painful situation right now, this post is dedicated to you. I don’t know who wrote the paragraph below, but I believe it captures … Continue reading
Posted in Courage, Healing, LIfe Lessons, Random Thoughts
Tagged believe, darkness, dedicated, difficult, difficult times, disappointment, excruciating, failure, find the light, find yourself, hardship, heal, healing, light, loss, moments of darkness, painful, painfulsituation, strength, stronger, survive, the light within, thrive, tough times, weather storms
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Tears
This post is dedicated to all who are in pain, feeling alone, broken-hearted, and/or grieving–or have been. In other words this is dedicated to everyone. Part of being alive is experiencing pain. For many people, pain can lead to tears, … Continue reading
Posted in Courage, Forgiveness, Healing, LIfe Lessons, Random Thoughts
Tagged beleive, belief, connected, connectedness, courage, desire, despair, embrace, embraced, embracing, empathy, enlighten, Feel, feeling, Feelings, forgive, Forgiveness, forgiving, Friend, friends, gift, gifts, Grief, grow, growth, heal, healing, Hope, hug, hugs, illuminate, joy, joyful, joyfulness, joyous, learned, lesson, Life, lighten, living, load, loneliness, lonely, loss, Love, loving, numb, numbness, pain, Shame, share, sharing, sign, source, step, steps, strangers, strength, stronger, tear, tears, wiser, world
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