(2) Create a morning or evening meditation time. Even if you can't see how to find time, do it somehow. This was especially helpful to me in getting through horrible time of adjustment to life alone after my divorce and then again when my Mom died. I had always said a few wake-up prayers, but found I needed more. I started with Jerry Jampolsky's book, "Love is Answer" and read one (short) chapter a day. Then, I bought book "A Course on Miracles" and meditated on daily passages. While 365 lessons seemed to represent a huge commitment, daily phrases were so empowering that I continued. Additionally, I saved affirmations from various sources like Science of Mind magazine and The Daily Word and read them daily. Any quote from a book or article that I thought would motivate me to get up and make day a less painful one than day before, I saved and re-read daily. I posted best of them around my office and in my meditation area. I still do. When you actively start looking for empowering passages, you will be touched and inspired by what comes your way.

(3) Finally, but most importantly, express yourself in some way often! I would recommend that you do it daily, as well. I found out hard way that keeping emotions bottled up or trying to ignore them hurt more in long run and adversely affected my health. Talk to people about your loved one, write about him/her, start a journal of your thoughts and feelings, scream whenever you can find a place where you won't alarm neighbors, family members or fellow travelers, do some kind of physical exercise to work off steam - whenever and wherever you can vent, do so daily.

To anyone caught in black and blue morass of grief, I invite you to consider adding these three emotionally healing practices to your daily life. They have helped me come through some horribly upsetting times, still sad at heart, but feeling more serene in knowledge that I can and will go on - living my life to best of my ability - for my dear ones and with my dear ones safely ensconced in my mind and heart forevermore.

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