Simplify the holidays 10/15/12 1. Clean closets 2. Eliminate your poisonous or negative “friends” 3. Say no to extra things you said yes to, and shouldn’t have. 4. Go through your files and dump the extra papers. 5. Give gifts only to those you WANT to 6. Remember you don’t have to [...]
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Taking Care of Yourself 10/13/12 1. Get a massage. Our bodies are going through touch and energy withdrawal and a massage can offer therapeutic healing through touch. Complete relaxation during a massage can touch your soul as your lose yourself in the instruments of the music. Massage can release toxins that have built up in [...]
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Excerpts (first paragraphs) from: How Will I Get Through The Holidays? 12 Ideas for Those Whose Loved One Has Died James E. Miller Intro…. Whatever your age, whoever had died, whatever the cause of death, holidays lived in the absence oif someone dear can be very difficult times. Customary routines are ended, never to be [...]
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Taking care of yourself over the holidays By: Cheryl Perlitz Why are the holidays so hard to survive when you’ve lost a loved one, gone through a divorce, or lost a job? The holidays are a time of strong emotion that focuses on family, love and tradition. When you’ve lost a loved one, or [...]
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The Griever’s Holiday Bill of Rights by: Bruce H. Conley 1. You have the right to say “time out!” anytime you need to. Time out to blow a little steam, step away from the holidays and start over. 2. You have the right to tell it like it is. When people ask how you are, [...]
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