Grieving at Christmas
My husband committed suicide in December 2006, I thought I had dealt with it but it’s still there, I feel depressed and still have so much guilt and pain. I have remarried but and moved to another country, sold the house I lived in where my husband hung himself in the garage. I thought I had done the grieving and letting go but apparently not. I have taken up Yoga and just want to find inner peace and enjoy life again. Other times I just want out and everything seems too much. I just want to cry and do nothing and have not responsibilities. He died a few days before Christmas and everyone thinks I should be over it by now. My son was 19 at the time and he is only wanting to talk about it now. How do we survive Christmas and try to put on a brave face when really all I want to do is to get away from pretending I’m ok. I try to stay in the present but it’s so hard. Grief is a completely different ball game when its suicide. Any guidance?
Daily Inspiration
In our willingness to give that which we seek, we keep the abundance of the universe circulating in our lives. -Deepak Chopra
A Spiritual Solution for America’s Woes
Sometimes it helps to step back and view a whole nation as if it was a person. Right now we are told that America is in crisis, and solutions are being offered from every quarter. When a person is in crisis, the search for a solution runs into conflict and confusion. The worst scenarios run through one’s imagination. Reason wars with emotion. We see the same in America today. The impulse to throw reason out the window is expressed through Sarah Palin, who makes a very nice living, thank you very much, by throwing tantrums in public. The impulse to blame somebody, anybody is expressed through the Tea Party. The cool-headed police officer or firefighter who comes to your house to handle an emergency is expressed through President Obama. As for Congress, it expresses the country’s refusal to accept that a crisis exists, since for all its hot air, Congress is dedicated to doing the same thing it has always done. (more…)