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Mother’s Day Without Mom
Sasha and Lio walking at Passo Duran Martin Spinelli, bestselling author of After the Crash, shares 7 bits of wisdom for celebrating Mother’s Day and living every other day after Mom has passed on __...
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Even in Death, a Father’s Love Endures
The last installment of Shoebox Letters features an adult daughter expressing eternal love and gratitude for her father ♦◊♦ Editor’s note: This is the last in a series of six letters excerpted from...
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My Grandfather Died Today and My Heart is Broken
The death of the man who raised him left Kimanzi Constable reeling with anger, regret, and yes, gratitude. — Today, (Tuesday December 9th 2014) my grandfather died, he was 88-years old. I knew it was...
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Mother’s Day Without Mom
Sasha and Lio walking at Passo Duran Martin Spinelli, bestselling author of After the Crash, shares 7 bits of wisdom for celebrating Mother’s Day and living every other day after Mom has passed on __...
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Even in Death, a Father’s Love Endures
The last installment of Shoebox Letters features an adult daughter expressing eternal love and gratitude for her father ♦◊♦ Editor’s note: This is the last in a series of six letters excerpted from...
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My Grandfather Died Today and My Heart is Broken
The death of the man who raised him left Kimanzi Constable reeling with anger, regret, and yes, gratitude. — Today, (Tuesday December 9th 2014) my grandfather died, he was 88-years old. I knew it was...
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When a Parent Dies
His diagnosis of death changed the tenor of our conversations. Instead of focusing on the surfaces of life, our conversations became more intimate. It wasn’t until my father was diagnosed with...
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Mother’s Day Without Mom
Sasha and Lio walking at Passo DuranMartin Spinelli, bestselling author of After the Crash, shares 7 bits of wisdom for celebrating Mother’s Day and living every other day after Mom has passed on__It...
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Even in Death, a Father’s Love Endures
The last installment of Shoebox Letters features an adult daughter expressing eternal love and gratitude for her father♦◊♦Editor’s note: This is the last in a series of six letters excerpted from...
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My Grandfather Died Today and My Heart is Broken
The death of the man who raised him left Kimanzi Constable reeling with anger, regret, and yes, gratitude.—Today, (Tuesday December 9th 2014) my grandfather died, he was 88-years old.I knew it was...
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When a Parent Dies
His diagnosis of death changed the tenor of our conversations. Instead of focusing on the surfaces of life, our conversations became more intimate.It wasn’t until my father was diagnosed with lymphoma...
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Memorial Day Means Different Things to Different People
Embed from Getty Images—When I think about Memorial Day, I can’t help but remember a quote I once read:“It is, in a way, an odd thing to honor those who died in defense of our country, in defense of...
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Good Grief
It takes so much courage to face the inevitability of death; our own and that of those we love. This morning, my friend Jonathon Aslay posted on social media about the deep and profound feelings around...
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Anxiety and the Illusion of Control
Controlling behaviors can be an attempt to not feel anxious. We’re better off allowing ourselves to feel anxious because control and anxiety don’t go so well together. When many of us get anxious our...
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Buddies by Richard Schiffman
I called you after you died to hear again your ducky voice on the answering machine. For weeks you continued: “This is Will at Bathrooms Restored, please leave a message after the beep.” But I never...
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How to Talk to Your Kids About Death | Dad University
Talking to your kids about death is not something any of us want to do. But it is something we need to do. Dealing with grief is hard enough, but then having to talk to your children about death adds a...
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8 Life Lessons From the Stoics
Who were the Stoics? Stoicism is a school of Hellenistic philosophy that was founded in Athens around 300 BC. It was the dominant philosophy in the Roman and Greek worlds until the Christian religion...
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No More ‘I Love You, Darling’
— Each time the reminder pops up on my phone, I feel my heart tug. As my Nana grew older, I decided it was best to ring her more often if I couldn’t get up to visit. Since my grandad died in 2005, she...
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Coping With Grief
Dogs and many other animals experience life through their nose—their sense of smell. Humans experience life through perspective—what we think and how we feel. Self-acceptance (or lack thereof) is the...
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Why Losing Our Dogs Hurts So Much
Until one has loved an animal, a part of one’s soul remains un-awakened — Anatole France Fur babies take a special place in our hearts. When it is time to say goodbye to our pets, it is full of...
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