Gratitude

Gratitude is a warm feeling of thankfulness towards the world, or towards specific individuals. The person who feels gratitude is thankful for what they have and does not constantly seek more. The quality of being thankful; readiness to show appreciation for and to return kindness.

The Real You
Authenticity means erasing the gap between what you firmly believe inside and what you reveal to the outside world. ~ Adam Grant Being you, in an authentic manner, can be difficult when your world has been overturned.  When we are first in grief, our brains are...
Resilience. Really?
Resilience is all about being able to overcome the unexpected. Sustainability is about survival. The goal of resilience is to thrive. ~ Jamais Cascio I like this thought: “Resilience is all about being able to overcome the unexpected. The goal of resilience is to...
Why Gratitude?
I am happy because I'm grateful. I choose to be grateful. That gratitude allows me to be happy. ~ Will Arnett My Gratitude Story... Over the course of my life, I’ve seen how easy it is to be overwhelmed and literally unable to function when faced with a life-altering...
Resiliently Grateful
"Resilience is accepting your new reality, even if it’s less good than the one you had before. You can fight it, you can do nothing but scream about what you’ve lost, or you can accept that and try to put together something that’s good." ~ Elizabeth Edwards...
Bridging The River of Grief

Bridging The River of Grief

Throughout my new book, you see we always have a choice between a positive or negative emotion.

We choose to be gloomy or grateful.

We choose to be pessimistic or proactive.

We choose, even when we don’t realize it, Regrets and Remorse vs. Grace.

What I have found is that most people in grief counseling accept…

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Grief Made Graceful

Grief Made Graceful

For those of you who have read this, my 27th book, you will understand how we always have a choice between a positive and a negative. You can either be sad or you can be happy — but you cannot be sad and happy at the same time.

It is up to you to choose the positive and reject the negative.

When you lose someone you love, you quickly see that the continuum between mourning and grieving is blurry.

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A Word About Our Cover…

A Word About Our Cover…

This book, especially the cover, saved my life.

You will see the traditional memorial candle with flame turning into the smoke that represents the spirit manifesting itself as a woman rising from death in the real world, to live in the spirit world.

I wrote this book to save me years in the prison of grief… and to help the world see there is a clear alternative: Grace.

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