Tag: grief

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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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Grief Makes People Believe 8 Billion Other Opinions Matter 

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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Grief and Benefit: Oxymorons that Compliment

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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Grief and Depression Can Birth Creativity

The cliché “There is a fine line between genius and insanity” is so true. We have seen that fine line produce stars like Michael Phelps, Dwayne Johnson (The Rock), and Steve Harvey. These people are examples of the genius side of creativity. On the other hand, Kate Spade, Robin Williams, […]

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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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