Posted in Uncategorized on April 3, 2008 | 1 Comment »
by Richard Edler, from The Compassionate Friends
January 11, 2002… Ten Years? Sometime it seems like yesterday. Sometimes it seems like it never happened. Most of the time, it is somewhere in between. It has been 10 years today since Mark died.
When I wrote Into the Valley and Out Again, I chronicled first one day, then [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on April 1, 2008 | No Comments »
Judith Harrington, Ph.D.
Approved Trainer for the American Association of Suicidology
State Suicide Prevention Task Force Coordinator
When I was a child, I learned from a radio report that my mother’s cousin and her husband died in a murder-suicide. I was with my mother as she heard this news for the first time. Many years later, [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on March 11, 2008 | No Comments »
In Comfort, Ann Hood writes her memoir and takes you through her own grief journey, which began on April 18, 2002, when her five year old daughter, Grace, died suddenly from a virulent form of strep. Book to be released May 2008.
Join Ann at The Amelia Center on May 27th @ 5:30p.m.
RSVP to Stephanie.Elson@chsys.org
Posted in Uncategorized on February 14, 2008 | No Comments »
A BEAUTY BLESSING
John O’Donohue
As stillness in stone to silence is wed
May your heart be somewhere a God might dwell.
As a river flows in ideal sequence
May your soul discover time is presence.
As the moon absolves the dark of distance
May thought-light console your mind with brightness.
As the breath of light awakens colour
May the dawn anoint your eyes [...]
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Posted in Uncategorized on January 16, 2008 | No Comments »
Tears To Hope Breakfast Invitation 2008
Join us for an hour of inspiration and hope at the 4th annual
Tears to Hope Breakfast
Thursday, February 14, 2008
Children’s Hospital
Bradley Lecture Center
Breakfast begins at 8:00a.m.
Program begins at 8:30 a.m.
The breakfast is complimentary, however you will need tickets.
For tickets, please RSVP to Patricia Murphree
(205) 251-3430
Patricia.Murphree@chsys.org
Posted in Uncategorized on January 16, 2008 | No Comments »
Jan Feb Tears To Hope Newsletter
Posted in Uncategorized on January 7, 2008 | No Comments »
Douglas LaBier, of The Washington Post has written a great article on “empathy” and the apparent lack of it in our society. It is definitely worth a read.
Empathy: Could it be What You’re Missing
Posted in Uncategorized on January 3, 2008 | No Comments »
Instead of the old kind of New Year’s resolutions we used to make and break, let’s make some this year and really try to keep them.
1.Try not to imagine the future; take one day at a time.
2.Allow yourself time to cry, both alone and with your loved ones.
3.Don’t shut out other family members from your [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on January 3, 2008 | No Comments »
It is the new year. The holidays are behind us. We did with them what we could. Whether they were a time of sorrow, a time of joy, or a combination of both, they are now a part of our memories. In a strange way, as a memory in our hearts and in our minds, [...]
