This is a question that most people grapple with from time to time and it has largely been on my mind this past week. You see one of the best people I know — my Uncle Carl — had a very bad accident this week. While working on the wood lot with his son, his hand got caught in a log splitter. In the end the damage was so severe that his left hand had to be amputated.
Grief & Loss
Have you ever lost someone close to you to death? We go through a grief process that was best described by Elizabeth Kublar-Ross in On Death and Dying. In it she talks about the five stages that people go through—denial and isolation; anger; bargaining; depression and finally acceptance. The dying, as well as those who love them, go through these stages although rarely at the same time and these stages are not predictable.
You may think you are in the anger phase, then j…
Starting Over
How does one start over after the loss of a loved one? It is a monumental task that just feels overwhelming at times. Similar rebuilding occurs after the death, divorce or separation of a loved one.
First comes the shock of the loss and an almost denial that is has happened, particularly if there was no warning. We have hopes and dreams of the future that include our loved one and suddenly he or she is not there. How will we cope? How can we go on?
But go on we must and…
Rise to the challenge and take change in your stride!
This article looks at how making changes to how we think can positively influence how we view the prospect of change in our life.
How Hypnosis Can Help You
Hypnosis has long been recognised as an effective means of treatment for a number of psychological conditions. Hypnotherapy can help you to create more confidence for yourself and improve feelings of self worth. You can also learn to overcome problems like the fear of public speaking; phobias like being terrified of traveling on the tube; and become more at ease with yourself by building your confidence and self-esteem.
Typical examples of area where hypnotherapy can help…
Are You Becoming a Compulsive Gambler?
Compulsive gambling is an illness similar to alcoholism. If you think you may be a compulsive gambler, please seek help.
Song Of Cy: Understanding Grief Review
Are you a step-parent, parent, sibling, grandparent or friend of a deceased person? Then this book is for you!
A delicately written and moving piece of work that is electrically charged with Katlyn Stewarts love and grief for her daughter…
Turn Off the Fat Genes – A Book Review
Turn of the Fat Genes, written by Dr. Neal Barnard features over 150 pages of menus and recipes. The recipe and menu section is very comprehensive and you can definitely find recipes that will delight you out of such a large compilation.
Newspapers Take To The Internet
The Internet has accelerated a long-established cultural trend: more and more people are getting their news from electronic sources rather than the newspaper. Television and radio have made steady inroads; the trend really accelerated with as cable TV crept into a majority of American households and all those specialty channels became available to the populace. The noisiest, if not most successful cable channels are the news feeds that can be found in multiple formats and lan…
Earning A Living With Embroidery Digitizing
You originally bought an embroidery machine to embroider your own items and to make gifts. Then you buy an embroidery digitizing program as you couldn’t find your patterns already digitized. With the cost of the program, the only way you could justify the purchase is to start an embroidery digitizing business.
Deeper Down Deeper in Debt – Funerals
Funeral costs, cut down to ease debt pressure
Boost Your Child’s Vision
Vision problems often run in families, but there are some factors that you can control in your childs environment to help their eyesight. Try these tips to give your childs vision a better chance.