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I hope you find something here to comfort your grieving heart. Please visit any time.
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WELCOME TO THE GRIEVING HEART®
Hope and Support After Loss
In Memory of My Parents
When you are sorrowful, look again in your heart, and you shall see that in truth you are weeping for that which has been your delight. Kahlil Gibran, The Prophet
~ AUGUST 2008 ~
On this page
A Note to My Visitors
How to Navigate the Site and Adjusting Text Size
The Grieving Heart: A Table of Contents
August's Reflection
Links on This Page
Secondary Pages
E-mail Christine
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A NOTE TO MY VISITORS
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I created The Grieving Heart® for anyone who has lost a loved one. Grief is personal and no one experiences it the same way. I have tried to address difficult topics with compassion and honesty. Because of my own loss, some of the material focuses on the death of parents. I have used the pronoun 'we' because it is a warmer way to write. The only grief I know, however, is my own.
I have read that when parents die we lose the past, but when children die we lose the future. I do not write about the death of children on this site because I do not have children. Please see the links below for grief support after the death of a child.
Because we are all part of the human family, something here may ring true with you and help ease the way, if only for a moment. Please take what is yours to take from The Grieving Heart® and know that I wish you unexpected comfort through all the seasons of your grief.
Peace to you,
Christine Jette
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HOW TO NAVIGATE THE SITE AND ADJUSTING TEXT SIZE
The Grieving Heart® is best seen on a full screen by using the middle Maximize/Restore button to the top right of your Windows frame. But you may still have to move the pages from side-to-side to get a full view of the text, or to operate the page name bars at the top left and all the secondary pages at the bottom of your screen.
If the text is too small or too large for your screen, click VIEW from your computer's toolbar and select TEXT SIZE from the drop-down menu. An arrow will indicate what text size you are currently viewing. Choose from smallest to largest to resize the lettering according to your needs, then click on your REFRESH icon to see your changes. To return to your original setting, repeat the steps and click on the text size you had before followed by the REFRESH icon.
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THE GRIEVING HEART:
A TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Loss is part of the human story and, at some point in our lives, we all must face it. As Shakespeare advised us in Macbeth, I have given words to my sorrow:
*The Grieving Heart offers hope and support after the death of a loved one.
*Grief Takes Turns provides information on how to help grieving friends and family members any time of the year.
*How do we grieve while those around us are poised for celebration? December's Deep Grief acknowledges loss amidst the merrymaking and looks at the difference between grief and depression.
*The Gift of Love suggests ways to reach out to those who grieve during the difficult, and often grueling, holiday season.
*The act of writing focuses your thoughts and feelings, as you Give Sorrow Words and express the profound emotions of grief, with a link for submitting your own online grief poetry.
*Click Thanatopsis for reflections on death.
*Soulful Signs carries a true story of redbirds and briefly explores the possiblity of after-death communication.
*Visit Kindred Spirits for thoughts on pet loss, euthanasia, comforting poetry and supportive links.
*The death of someone we love is devastating to us. At a time when we are least able to think, we have to make important decisions. Go to Survivor's Guide for tips on how to cope with the financial and legal demands of the outside world while doing the important work of grieving.
*I first started adding grief pages to my author web site in 2006 after the death of my mother. Since then I have received many heartfelt and poignant E-mails from fellow grievers. I try to answer every one. Topics often come up that are not covered in the main body of this web site. I include them here in Letters from the Heart.
*The Many Faces of Grief is a chronicle of my personal journey as a griever and as a grief writer. Yes, there is sorrow, but you will find healing, too.
*COMING THIS FALL: The Long Goodbye: Support for the Grieving Caregiver
As the U.S. population ages, many adults find themselves taking care of their own families and elderly parents at the same time, or caring for an ill spouse while employed outside the home. The Long Goodbye will look at the unique grief of people in the primary caregiver role, or those faced with the agony of watching a loved one die slowly from chronic illness. Topics include: anticipatory grief, compassion fatigue, chronic sorrow, complex emotions after the death of your loved one and healing in the aftermath of loss. Please check back in September.
*The secondary pages below carry a list of recommended books divided into two groups: Books for You (support after loss) and How To Help Others.
*Most links that you find throughout the site are listed again on the Internet Resources page for your convenience with additional links that do not appear anywhere else.
*Web Site Ethics considers children and the Internet, copyright law, third-party links, and use of E-mail attachments. It also carries a brief bio and explains domain name forwarding: Why does the grief site appear when you type newagewriting.info in your browser window?
*Memories of birthdays, anniversaries, summer vacations and personal milestones are always there to make grief fresh again. Any "first time around" occasion without our loved one sharpens our awareness of the loss. Because grief changes us in expected and unexpected ways, this site will always be a work in progress. Please visit again.
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AUGUST'S REFLECTION
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If we can choose where to cry, at home or with a few people who will be fully understanding,
perhaps we will feel easier. But if we can't-if we are in church and a hymn catches us off guard, or at a football game and we remember being there with a son or daughter now gone-
well, the earth is our home and we can cry where want. Martha Whitmore Hickman
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LINKS ON THIS PAGE
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My E-mail: TheGrievingHeart@aol.com
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How complicated and individual mending is, the time required for healing
cannot be measured against any fixed calendar. Mary Jane Moffat
© Copyright 2008 Christine Jette. All rights reserved.
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