There is a period that sympathy is welcome when first going through a grieving period. After some time, grief catches on and starts to use it to keep you locked in its grip. Some people make the mistake of looking for sympathy over the long term, and when they cannot […]
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Changing perspective on a matter is a challenge. Seeing things in a better light amid the darkness can be difficult, but as Kevin Hart said, “You must wake up and give 100% every day” (Hart, 2018). I was listening to a podcast that used an example that presented total validity […]
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“The cave you fear to enter holds the treasure you seek.” (Joseph Campbell). I heard Eddie Pinero say this quote on his podcast, Your World Within. (Pinero, 2022) The statement could not be truer. Looking to find a better version of yourself is ripe with indecision, and anything that has helped […]
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I recently conducted an experiment on myself. I wanted to see the impact of unchecked grief. I have had to do many things for years to keep my grief issues at bay. I chose not to take medication and instead decided on a lifestyle change. I went extreme, including cutting out […]
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Sleep is vital to humans. Eight hours is the recommended amount of sleep that we have become accustomed to believing we should have. I recently read an article written on the Sleep Foundation website. Dr. Abhinav Singh, a sleep specialist, medically reviewed it. The article’s author, Eric Suni, discussed the […]
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My wife of 17 years passed away, and I was devastated. About six months later, I finally cleaned out her side of the closet and received an absolute shock. I found her journal, which contained some past and recent history that destroyed me. Later, I brought my revelations to friends […]
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Rewarding and easy do not go hand and hand, but it puts the griever in an excellent position to find themselves. Life is not simple, and your grief brings that to the forefront of your mind. You can no longer pretend, procrastinate, be like others, or be like your former self […]
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