This story that dear Morrie once told is self-explanatory:
"There's this little wave, this he-wave, who's bobbing up and down, off the shore, bobbing up and down on the ocean, having a great time, and all of a sudden he recognizes he's going to crash into the shore..... and he'll get annihilated. And he gets so despairing, 'My G-d, what's going to happen to me?' and he's got this sour, despairing look on his face. Along comes a female wave, bobbing up and down, having a great time. And the female wave says to the male wave, 'Why are you so depressed?' The male says, 'You don't understand. You're going to crash into the shore and you'll be nothing.' She says, 'You don't understand. You're not a wave, you're part of the ocean.' "
You've cried at weddings, right? At the birth of a baby? And, of course, you've probably cried at funerals, but have you ever stopped to wonder why both happy and sad events, make you so emotional? Even worse, do you often feel like you're the only one? I will impart wisdom gleaned from professional conferences, seminars, books and articles and/or I will blog my personal thoughts. Either way, I hope you check in often, so you know that your tears are never shed in a vacuum!
Monday, January 17, 2011
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About Me
- Ms. Baby Boomer-dang
- Dallas, TX, United States
- I am an educator and consultant, in the field of loss and grief. I love educating others, as well as learning from them, about life's little and big, happy and sad losses: marriage, divorce, moving away, losing one's health, aging gracefully.....or not......death of a loved one, a pet, a dream, children growing up and parents having to let go, etc. etc. Hopefully, you get the picture. Let's laugh, cry and learn together!
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- WE ARE ALL SO BUSY!
- AGING, PART DEUX
- AGING IS LOSS
- IF YOU HAD ONLY ONE YEAR TO LIVE.......
- ESTABLISH PRIORITIES
- NO DEATH IS EASY
- YOU'RE STILL GRIEVING?!
- CAREGIVERS NEED SELF-CARE
- LIVE FOR TODAY
- SOME PERSONAL INFO.
- DO CHILDREN GRIEVE?
- SOME INTERESTING DEFINITIONS
- MORRIE SCHWARTZ (TUESDAYS WITH MORRIE)
- OUR TOWN
- MY EPIPHANY
- HUMUHUMU
- BUYING A CASKET
- HOW TO RELATE TO A DYING PERSON
- CAN YOU WALK IN THEIR SHOES?
- YOU HAVE PERMISSION TO GRIEVE!
- SAME LOSS, DIFFERENT OUTLOOKS
- WHO NEEDS WORDS?
- KEEP THE DECEASED ALIVE!
- CLOSURE, SCHMOSURE!
- ONE QUOTE A DAY
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