March 31, 2023 “Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.”– attributed to Albert Einstein There’s a phrase that people in recovery use when they’re confronting what seems an insurmountable challenge: “Let go and...
March 29, 2023 God of Life, there are days when the burdens we carrychafe our shoulders and wear us down,when the road seems dreary and endless,the skies gray and threatening,when our lives have no music in them,and our hearts are lonely,and our souls have lost their...
March 29, 2023 “Father, I am seeking; I am hesitant and uncertain, but you, O God, will watch over each step of mine and guide me.” – Saint Augustine In many ways, healing from grief requires support from others. You can’t do it alone, no matter how strong...
March 28, 2023 “How lucky I am to have something that makes saying goodbye so hard.”– Winnie the Pooh Robbie was inconsolable when his grandfather Phil died. At the military funeral, he stood beside his mother and sister with his aunt and his cousins as an...
March 27, 2023 “God, grant me the serenity.”– Reinhold Niebuhr All of us know the Serenity Prayer, but not enough of us actually pray it. Not enough of us meditate on the words. For such a short prayer, it packs a lot of spiritual punch. People in...
March 26, 2023 “The best bridge between despair and hope is a good night’s sleep.” – E. Joseph Cossman Sometimes sleep doesn’t come when we need it most, as a temporary respite from the chronic pain that accompanies grief. You think, “If only I could...
