Dealing With My Grief

The life my grandfather lived is vastly different than mine. He was born and raised in a Jim Crow segregated United States. I have vee afforded more opportunities than he has had give the passage of laws the were spearheaded by the spearheaded by Civil Rights movement.

The election/inauguration of Donald Trump as President in th U.S. caused some to belief that he and more importantly his supporters want to not only role back recent legislation passed during the Obama administration, but also go much further.

His supporters believe he will restore America to its post World War II greatness as an economic power and a strong economy economy.

The statement "Make America Great Again" has stirred up much controversy, but what is it's true meaning. I believeit depends on your perceptions of a few thing... And for me it contains striking similarities to my grief recovery process

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WOW... It's been a year since I launched the podcast. I didn't know what I would talk about from week to week. I only knew that I had a lot of emotions that were bottled up inside and that I needed a release, and podcasting was my platform of choice.

I am grateful to everyone who has listened to any episode of this show and even more so to those that have listened to every episode.

For me the thing that I have learned is that grief imitates life... or is that the other way around.

Thanks for taking the time to listen to my show during your busy schedule, and if you think this show might resonate with others, please tell them about it!

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After much deliberation, I've created a Facebook group - Click here to join.

I want the group to be a place where we can openly share what;s on our minds and how we feel/cope with our loss and the emotions surrounding them.

Speaking of social media, this week I discuss how I found out about my aunt's passing. Normally, I would receive a phone call, typically from my mother.

That didn't happen this time! I found out from a post on Facebook, about an hour after her passing.

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Happy New year Many are making resolutions - usually something to change their life in a positive manner - to stop smoking or drinking, to diet, or to get out to the gym.

Sometimes these resolutions fail because we choose to do something else with our time, or because of a lack of willpower.

I made a resolution a long time ago not to let my father's death control my life, When I it a tough patch in life, I think about positive traits my dad possessed and try to figure out how I can appy those to my life.

This weeks call to action: Think of a trait your loved one had and figure out how that has/can be positively applied to your life.

Again, Happy New Year! Let's make it a great one.

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As I think about how people plan to prioritize their time for the new year in the form of resolutions, I'm reminded by a listener that we can not do with time is heal our wounds caused by grief.

Healing from physical pain involves getting scabs that protect our wounds until the healing process is complete. Unfortunately when grieving, those scabs are reopened by our grief triggers, or things that people say or do... so the healing process is never really complete.

I also now question whether the amount of time we spent with our loved one affects the way we grieve. Let me know what you think.

Have a Happy New Year

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Congrats to Sofia, Don and Paul - the winners of my contest giveaway. I'll be requesting your contact info shortly to send your gift cards.

I've been dealing with some personal issues lately that have kept me pretty preoccupied over the last couple of weeks. I've been so wrapped up and taken aback emotionally that I scrapped my original idea for this week just to get the past week off of my chest.

I struggle to find the answer to the question of why... Why do bad things happen to good people.

Have a great Christmas and happy holiday season!

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Even though the holidays can be stressful enough on their own, adding the stress of grief can sometimes make it unbearable. There are a few approaches to dealing with the holidays while grieving

1. Spend the holidays alone. Maybe dealing with the loss during the holidays is too painful.
2. Incorporate your loved on in your holiday. Make their favorite food or do their activity.
3. Start a new tradition if incorporating old traditions are to painful.

Whatever you do, communicate with people just to let know what you're doing for the holiday... and don't judge anyone's decision to do... or not do what you think they ought to do.

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I've been reminded by watching a co-worker recover from a cold that we don't always look the way that we feel. While she appears to be well, you can hear the fact that she is still recovering in her voice which hasn't fully recovered.

I feel the same way when it comes to grief - I look fine, but sometimes that masks the way I truly feel.

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I have been going through a lot during the holiday season...

1. Major eye surgery, from which I am on the road to recovery.
2. I had a family member who was involved in a bus accident in Chattanooga, TN. They are also on the road to recovery
3. I had a member of my Army family lose his teenage son in a freak accident.

I have rationalized why my father was taken from me as a means of making it easier to cope with his death. I can not, however, imagine having to bury my child. I don't think I could ever find an acceptable answer to why this happens

This episode in dedicated to my brother in arms, Steve Hawks and the memory of his son, Ethan.

Hug someone during this holiday season and tell them that you love them... do it NOW, don't wait. Tomorrow isn't promised... but it should be if you're a kid.

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Thanksgivings to me wasn't really difficult to deal with after losing my father. Father's day was more traumatic. Father's Day is all about dad and Thanksgiving is more about family. While I didn't have a father , I still had family.

Thanksgiving, and holidays in general became more difficult when I was deployed to the Middle East and not able to be with family.

This weeks call to action: find a we to make dealing with the loss of your loved one a little easier to deal with (if that's possible.) Be in the company of family or friends. If you need time by yourself, that's OK, too!

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