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Date Posted: 09:28:01 08/23/06 Wed
Author: Karen (going on)
Subject: going on

6. RECOVERING FROM GRIEF
by Rabbi Dr. Earl A. Grollman

Someone you love very much has died. Part of you has been buried with your beloved. Pain and fear wash over you in waves. You may hurt so much that you may want to die, too. You wonder if you will ever survive.

Accept your grief: Expect the physical and emotional consequences of the death of your loved one. Grief is the price you pay for love.
Be patient with yourself: Your mind and body and soul need time and energy to mend. Grief is like weeding a flower bed in the summer. You may have to do it over and over again until the seasons change.

Join a group of others who are grieving: Learning about the experiences of others can offer invaluable insight into your own feelings with support, encouragement, and friendship.
Confront your own mortality: Now that you have encountered death, you will see life differently. Knowing how brief life can be, might encourage you to make life more meaningful for yourself and others.

Determine to live again: Grief is a process. Recovery is your choice. You have endured the worst kind of experience. You will survive. Life is for the living.

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