The Compassionate Friends of Canada

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A FEW SIMPLE STEPS TOWARDS HEALING

 

  • Acknowledge the loss

  • Embrace and own the experience and the loss whatever you are feeling

  • Allow yourself to experience ALL the emotions of grief

  • Find ways to express your anger and pain in non destructive ways

  • Find supports. Build a support system of compassionate listeners

  • Skip the self judgment. Let the judgment of others pass through you without damage

  • Forgive yourself for whatever you believe you have done or not done

  • Release the hurts, the anger, the guilt. Be careful what you release. Once released, you cannot have that hurt, anger or guilt again

  • Concentrate on your loved one's LIFE, not the death

  • Work TOWARDS healing

  • Practice forgiving yourself for living.

  • Discover the person you are NOW

  • Begin to release the hurt in search of HOPE

  • Never, ever, ever forget your loved one LIVED!

  • MAY LOVE BE WHAT YOU REMEMBER THE MOST

    © Darcie D. Sims