Few Tips on your Grief Journey

 

 

 

 By: Cherie Rickard/ Author & Speaker of Wake-up Call

Everyone knows that no one grieves in the same way or at the same pace after the loss of your child or someone very close to your heart. The steps of grief are like hurdles on a track so matter where you are in your grief journey, always remember someone out there knows exactly how you feel, has made it through every hurdle and can help you. Here are some tips that I find helpful and may help you through your pain and struggles.

·       Recognize your stage of grief and your specific feelings and acknowledge your pain is normal.

·       By attention to your daily thoughts. Accept both the positive and the negative.

·       Believe in your strength and know you have a new normal life that you have to live.

·       Reach out to others that have been through the same loss.

·       Schedule a date to do something you enjoy or go on vacation and stick to your plan.

·       Make a conscious effort to regain your sense of humor. It’s in there somewhere.

·       Allow others to help you when they offer and learn to ask for what you need!

·       Follow your heart and listen to yourself. Speak victory daily over your grief. Your child or loved one doesn’t want you to stop living.

·       Don’t listen to the daily “time will heal” or “they are in a better place” with anger, people just want to help.

·       Participate in whatever exercise or activity that brings you peace if at all possible. Get moving and get going.

·       Set out to accomplish something small at first then move onto bigger goals.

·       Don’t try to change anything in your life for a year at least. Give yourself time to reflect and then push forward.

·       Consider writing every daily moment of joy in a journal and /or reading a daily devotion or blog that is positive.

·       You have to gain a sense of perspective with your loss and your new normal life.