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Tag Archives: Grief
To Those at the Edge of the Abyss, the Comforters and Comforted
Photo credit: Jon Tyson I believe most people find themselves at the edge of the deep and dark abyss at some point(s) in their lives. There are times when it can be a great act of courage just to get … Continue reading
Posted in Dealing with Pain & Grief, Love, Pain & Grief, Uncategorized
Tagged compassion, depression, Grief, Love, pain
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Big Hearts and Small
Having a big heart can lead to greater pain when it breaks, but having a small heart leads to a lifetime of suffering. With Love, Russ
Being There
Many of the most powerful moments in my life, the times I feel the most alive, the most useful, and the most connected to everyone and everything are those times I am there when someone needs me the most. Just … Continue reading
Posted in Anger, Friendship, Gratitude, Healing, Pain & Grief, Uncategorized
Tagged Friendship, gratitude, Grief, healing, pain
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My Old Friend is Gone
Duke collapsed yesterday morning and had a hard time getting up. I rushed him to the vet, they examined him and had me bring him to the emergency medical hospital last night. He kept getting worse and became non-responsive this … Continue reading
Posted in Dealing with Pain & Grief, Dogs & Other Wonderful Creatures, Loss, Uncategorized
Tagged death, dogs, friends, Grief, loss
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The Way Out is Often Through
In my last post I mentioned some things I want to expand a bit on. I believe that attempts to quickly end suffering (or just go numb for a while because the pain is so bad) often leads to addictions … Continue reading
Posted in Adversity, Courage, Dealing with Pain & Grief, Fear, Growth/Learning, LIfe Lessons, Loss, Suffering, Teamwork
Tagged fear, Grief, home, pain, the way out
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Hello Again
It has been nearly a month since my last post. Much has happened during that time. I plan to update you all when I come up for air. It may be another two to four weeks before I get back … Continue reading
Posted in Adversity, Connection/Connecting, Dealing with Pain & Grief, Pain & Grief, Relationship Lessons Learned
Tagged Anger, Caring, experience, gifts, Grief, gut, help, joy, lasting joy, Love, loving, pain, silence, suffering, support, touch, touched, Touching, trauma, truth
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Falling
My mind often flows in mysterious ways. I’m in Illinois visiting family. Snow fell last night. Outside my window is a beautiful white vista. My grandtwins are making delightful experimental sounds with their mouths in the background. One crawled for … Continue reading
Posted in Adversity, Challenges, Dealing with Pain & Grief, Friendship, Gratitude, Healing
Tagged Anger, compassion, daughter, despair, desperation, frindship, Grief, Illinois, illness, kindness, Love, man, men, parenting, poison, power, strength, wretch
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Vow To A Broken Man
It took two bad lungs And a broken heart To finally tear My world apart Barely alive In intensive care Hoping friends would Visit me there Most were too busy To visit at all To send a card Or bother … Continue reading
Posted in Adversity, Anger, Friendship, Illness, LIfe Lessons, Loss, Observations, Pain & Grief, Poetry I Wrote, Uncategorized
Tagged broken, broken man, false friends, firends, friends, Friendship, Grief, heart ache, heart break, illness, lungs, pain, poem, poetry, promise, vow
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