#grief
Banco De Gaia - Acquiescence (Tripswitch Remix)
The vocals take a while to kick in, except... persist they are exquisite and an expression of so many on this planet at this time. The hope behind the lament.
Unless you know me fairly well, you probably don't realize that I am not a "holidays" person. Between #autism, #cPTSD, and #grief, I find the excessive cheer exhausting. The required #masking of my true feelings wears me out.
But please know, I don't begrudge anyone their holidays.
Happy Holidays to one and all.
Raw grief of a mother losing her son in Gaza | Al Jazeera Newsfeed
“I want to take him home.” This is the raw grief of a mother who has just lost her son in an Israeli air strike. In the past month Israel has killed more tha...#AlJazeera #AlJazeeraEnglish #Gaza #Israeli #air #alJazeera #aljazeeraEnglish #aljazeeralive #aljazeeravideo #aljazeeraEnglish #aljazeeralatest #aljazeeralive #aljazeeralivenews #annually #attack #children #conflictzones #grief #killed #latestnews #lost #mother #newsheadlines #raw #son #strike
Raw grief of a mother losing her son in Gaza | Al Jazeera Newsfeed
it takes #healing, processing, to come to healthy terms with what happened. #trauma.
(and as silly as it first seems, try #EFT, which, surprisingly, works even better the more severe the stuff being dealt with in #ptsd or #cptsd or #grief or #addiction or #survivorguilt or #stress or #anxiety or #depression or #burnout , or whatever trauma from, and with, toxic overload...
this Emotional Freedom Technique stuff helps,
as silly as it first seems, it really helps. it's no magic pixie wand that solves everything, but it helps with the #overwhelmed #overwhelm, helps widen the processing aperture and expedite the jam straight through )
#mendwards
[no guarantees, do research it yourself, just speaking from my experience, it astonishes me how much it helps, enough i want to share it, perchance it really helps alleviate a lot of suffering.]
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The harsh reality of grief is that once the funeral is over, people move on with their lives leaving you all alone to walk this lonely and painful journey of grief. Little does anyone care that for griever, everyday is a new battle to start being strong all over again.
- Narin Grewal -
West #Sussex art installation remembers victims of #Covid-19
Local charity Dementia Support has been working in partnership with West Sussex County Council and The Selsey Community Forum to purchase two hundred steel forget-me-nots from Chi-Africa.
The aim is to help provide a space for #communities to come together to share their #grief in a meaningful way after the #lockdowns prevented them from doing so at the time, with many not getting the chance to say goodbye.
Martha Pusey, head of Sage House, said: “The idea for the reflections project came about with two carers in mind that we supported during the #pandemic who lost loved ones living with #dementia. The project is very much dedicated to their memories.
Chi-Africa is a local business that produces garden sculptures from recycled materials in partnerships with craftsmen in #Zimbabwe.
Alongside the #forget-me-nots, there will be an opportunity for people to share their personal reflections in a jar. These will then be turned into five Books of #Remembrance after the event and will be held in local libraries.
A quotation by Tolkien, J.R.R.
The world is indeed full of peril, and in it there are many dark places; but still there is much that is fair, and though in all lands love is now mingled with grief, it grows perhaps the greater.
J.R.R. Tolkien (1892-1973) English writer, fabulist, philologist, academic [John Ronald Reuel Tolkien]
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, Book 2, ch. 6 “Lothlórien” [Haldir] (1954)
#quote #quotation #appreciation #beauty #contrast #danger #evil #grief #love #peril
More notes and sourcing on WIST: https://wist.info/tolkien-jrr/51342/
A quotation by Montesquieu, Baron de
Study has been for me the sovereign remedy against all the disappointments of life. I have never known any trouble that an hour’s reading would not dissipate.
Charles-Lewis de Secondat, Baron de Montesquieu (1689-1755) French political philosopher
Mes Pensées [My Thoughts] (1720-1755)
#quote #quotation #annoyance #disappointment #distraction #grief #reading #studying #trouble #vexation
More notes and sourcing on WIST: https://wist.info/montesquieu/50994/
Beautiful Something Left Behind
In New Jersey, the Good Grief community focuses on a holistic way of dealing with grief, where children can give in to rage in ‘the volcano room,' and say goodbye to a dying teddy bear patient in ‘the hospital room.' Over the course of a year, we follow the weekly meetings and get close to Kimmy, Nicky, Peter, Nora, Nolan, and Mikayla and their close companion: grief. It is sometimes heartbreaking, but also humorous, to experience the questions about life and death through their open and curious minds. Grief is high and heavy as a mountain, but it helps you understand what has happened, and that death is irreversible.
#documentary #Good-Grief #supporting #children through #grief #2021
Another Forever
"Alice's life has been filled both with great joy and bitter disappointment. She has persevered because of love. The love she shares with one man, a man that has made it all worthwhile, until the unthinkable happens. Completely shattered, Alice embarks on a journey to find herself, taking us from the depths of despair to the wonders of the world, reclaiming her life and rediscovering her soul."
—Juan Zapata
What an utterly beautiful look at one person's journey through grief... The film, music, silence, subtle concepts.... Ah! I love films like this that use less dialogue with artful mastery. WoW! Also because a dear friend is going through this very thing right now and it is still fresh and raw for him.
#film #movie #grief #photography #beauty #travel #friendship #living-now #this-moment #death
30 Beautiful Quotes About Healing https://yourpositiveoasis.com/30-beautiful-quotes-about-healing/
Tags: #dandelíon
via dandelion* client (Source)
What to say to someone who's lost their home in the Australian bushfires
Actually really good advice for anyone experiencing loss and grief:
DO NOT question actions or preparations.
DO NOT offer unsolicited rationalisations or advice.
DO offer sympathy. "I"m so sorry" is almost always welcome.
DO offer help or support. "Is there anything I can do." Providing for basics (food, clothing, shelter) is almost always useful.
DO simply listen.
https://www.abc.net.au/life/what-to-say-to-someone-who-lost-home-in-australian-bushfires/11847934
The Ring Model of support:
Complaints: flow out. Support flows in. Circles by closeness to the crisis.
"The person in the center ring can say anything she wants to anyone, anywhere. She can kvetch and complain and whine and moan and curse the heavens and say, "Life is unfair," and, "Why me?" That's the one payoff for being in the center ring. Everyone else can say those things too, but only to people in larger rings."
More at Mastodon thread
#bushfires #australia #RingOfSupport #Grief #Grieving #Recovery