National Grief Awareness Day occurs on August 30. It is not a celebration of grief at all. It, instead, is an acknowledgment to all the grievers going through their difficulties and to bring awareness to the many groups and organizations that lend help and support to those managing their personal […]
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Grief will lead you to believe that every mistake or failed attempt is an absolute failure. Unfortunately, the world will reiterate that misnomer by validating negative opinions regarding the initial action. We do not celebrate other’s successes, but many will preach on the failures created by the attempt. Although it can […]
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The feelings of grief can be harrowing, but over time, it can spark incredible ingenuity, strength, and the desire for a different life altogether. The pain associated with whatever type of grief was experienced is a constant reminder of what was. Putting it into a new light or changing the grief […]
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The term grief empowerment is an oxymoron. These two words should not go together. The Merriman-Webster Dictionary defines grief as “deep and poignant emotional distress caused by or as if by bereavement.” A best-selling book known as the Grief Recovery Handbook describes loss as “grief is the normal and natural […]
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One wonders why most of the world gravitates to mediocrity. The graveyard is littered with people who gave the excuse that life became too hard and it was just easier to settle and complain. The complaints followed them to the grave, regret becoming one of their last thoughts. Oddly enough, […]
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Our world has close to 8 billion inhabitants. This means that from the youngest person that can form one to the oldest, every one with one thinks their opinion matters most. To a certain degree, this is true because we need to value how we feel about things. Unfortunately, when […]
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When the words ‘benefit’ and ‘loss’ are put together, it appears to be a huge oxymoron. The crazy thing is that there are true benefits in the losses that people suffer. The actual act that caused the loss is not the benefit, nor is the person, place, or thing lost […]
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Telling yourself what you must do can be the wrong approach when you must complete a task. The jargon alone indicates that it is labor you do not want to do but feel you must. That attitude already puts one behind the eight ball. Your energy is automatically zapped when […]
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When I first heard about the “Burn the boats” concept, I ended up hearing it three times in one day. The first time, I was watching a video on YouTube featuring Tony Robbins, the motivational speaker that gets people to walk over burning coals. Later that day, I was listening […]
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When you make the conscious decision to walk away from your past and desire to become a better version of yourself, the mind will constantly remind you of all your failing, past mistakes, rough situations, and bad things that you have been through. This is the attempt of the mind […]
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