November 16, 2015 Crisis Support
Being the Moderator on a Grief Discussion Board, has required me to deal with death on a daily basis. One of the issues that frequently comes up is the information that women need to know before the death of a…
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There is a passage that defines love, better than any dictionary ever could. It reads: 1. If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels,…….but have not love,…….I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. 2….
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Many elderly people in cities, live alone, with their windows sealed or nailed shut because they are so afraid of crime-afraid that someone will break in, and they will be defenseless. So many are poor and sick, hardly able to…
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In this competitive world we live in, there are so many ways to feel inadequate. Images from magazines, television, and movies, tell us that our teeth have to be bright white, our bodies have to be pencil thin, our clothes…
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When my husband and I decided to open a coffeehouse-cafe, we soon learned the importance of personal hygiene, with regard to food preparation. We were also required to read a food safety handbook, and to be tested on proper hygiene,…
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With the world population growing, and available land diminishing, our society needs to consider some alternatives to the methods of burial that we now employ. There is nothing “natural” about the way we dispose of bodies of the United States….
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Lately, I have been overwhelmed with the pain that so many people experience in their lives. I cannot seem to get away from it, and in a strange way I am drawn to their experiences, trying to see if there…
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March 13, 2015 Friends and Peers
There’s an old children’s saying, “Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words can never hurt me.” If only that were true, but it’s a fable that needs to be laid to rest. Words can hurt a lot more…
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Okay ladies-put down your flat irons, and pick up your Aqua Net and rat tail combs, because big hair is back! (I’ve heard that it never went out in Texas.) While some are sporting the Amy Winehouse Beehive look (which…
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January 25, 2015 Crisis Support
Writing to a friend tonight, about the grief that he is experiencing over the recent loss of his loving mother, I pondered the experience of grief, and what it means. This is what I wrote: “Grief is both universal and…
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