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5 Ways to Use the Power of Grief to Navigate Through the Holidays

Let’s face it: Simply battling the daily struggles of grief, anguish, or even mental depression is already an intense grind. Add to the fact that you have committed to change, and forward progress only makes it feel worse. The reason is that almost every day that a person is looking […]

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The Heartbreak Can be Your Saving Grace 

Bereavement-related grief is so challenging because it plays on many aspects of the human emotional psyche. On a level, just as harrowing is the grief related to the loss of a relationship. There are many reasons and relationship loss can take many forms. Some end in divorce, others from betrayal, […]

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Grief Warriors

Grief is a powerful emotion and can bring many into a downward spiral. The flip side is that negative emotions can inspire some to achieve excellent results. Four incredibly unique people (there are many others) used the grief they experienced to produce outstanding results. Perspective matters. Choice and will must […]

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Your Life’s Plans Must Incorporate Adjustments Along the Way

There is absolutely nothing wrong with planning for what you desire your life to be like. Understand that life comes with twists and turns, so your plans must involve adjustments. A major cause of grief occurs when life’s turbulence interrupts people’s plans. Some will renavigate and readjust their sails to […]

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&*$ Mistakes Happen

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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What Does Grief Empowerment Truly Mean?

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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The Fear of Success is the Craziest, but it is Real 

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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Human Nature vs. Human Decision

Human action is always based on making a decision. Sometimes, the decision aligns with human nature; other times, it runs counter. It is either one or the other. Everyone knows a person who drinks too much, and they know they do, but their human decision is to continue because human […]

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Possibility vs. Probablility

Our world is full of unlimited possibilities, but with the wrong mindset, it is also full of unlimited probabilities that allow us to place limits on ourselves. A challenging, tragic, or complex event brings negative probability thinking to the front of our minds. Some create a cognitive biased based on […]

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