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Grief is a very natural process

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Change takes effort & commitment, patience & time, but there is HOPE!

Grief is a very natural process, but it can be hard to go it alone! Many people just like you find that grief coaching is a helpful, life-affirming way to work through pain and set the foundation for a better future.

If the idea of working with a grief coach is new to you, you aren’€™t alone.

One thing to understand is that grief coaching is very different than grief counseling. A grief counselor focuses on looking into the past and identifying any pathology, normalizing and improving the emotional state of being.

A grief coach not only listens to you process your feelings and experiences as you work through your grief, but also gives you tools and guidance, support and accountability to get started and continue on the road to restoration. To learn more about the difference between counseling and coaching, please visit my FAQ page.

Without some type of assistance, many people find themselves in an endless cycle of emotional distress, anxiety and apathy. They know they need to move forward, but they feel overwhelmed, scared and stuck. If not handled carefully, their personal and professional lives may suffer; which can cause more grief, sadness and loss.

With grief coaching, you can focus on moving toward a more hopeful future, all while respecting your need to process and work through your grief. Hope Focused Coaching can provide you with the individual and group guidance you need to begin or continue the process of growth and healing.

Filed Under: Grief Coaching

LET IT GO

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Getting over a painful experience is much like crossing monkey bars. You have to LET GO at some point in order to move forward.

C.S. Lewis

Letting go of circumstances, people or certain relationships is not always easy; but sometimes it’s necessary in order for you to begin to move forward.

Think about it…

What comes to mind when you think about letting it go?

Do you want to continue holding on to past hurts and disappointments?

Are you willing to stay stuck?

What do you need to start letting go of today?

 “CRY. FORGIVE. LEARN. MOVE ON. Let your tears water the seeds of your future happiness.”

Steve Maraboli

 

Release it… the turmoil the unforgiveness and resentments.

Think about…

How will “Letting it go” change your life?

Challenge yourself to begin to exam those circumstances that have held you back from your dreams and your future.

It’s time to RELEASE those things that are holding you back! You have to LET IT GO, in order to continue growing and making progress.

 

“Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland.”

{Isaiah 43:18-19}

Filed Under: In the Midst, Inspiration, Life Coaching Tagged With: Change, Christian, healing, Let it go, mindset, resentment. forgiveness, truth

BE COURAGEOUS

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Be strong and COURAGEOUS. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the Lord your God goes with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you.”

Deuteronomy 31:6

“Courage doesn’t always roar. Sometimes COURAGE is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying, I WILL try again tomorrow.”

M.Radmacher

 

COURAGE…

It takes COURAGE to see the truth

It takes COURAGE to acknowledge the truth

It takes COURAGE to face the truth

It takes COURAGE to take action

It takes COURAGE to ask for help

It takes COURAGE to sometimes stand-alone

It takes COURAGE to heal

It takes COURAGE to change

 

So be strong and COURAGEOUS, all you who put your hope in the LORD!

Psalm 31:24

 

Filed Under: Grief Coaching, Inspiration, Life Coaching

Blessings in 2015

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                   Happy and Blessed New Year’s Day 2015!

Today we are BEGINNING a New Year, a new adventure, a new BEGINNING with renewed strength and hope.

But seek First His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. Matthew 6:33

This New Year can be a fresh start with a clean slate.

Today is an opportunity to BEGIN a new chapter, but nothing will change unless our attitudes and actions and mindsets change…

Take time to reflect on the past year…

What were some of the lessons you’ve learned?

It is time to decide to let go, or hold on, to move forward or be still, to challenge yourself, to look within, to seek God as He shows you His truth and purpose for your life.

It’s time to forgive others and forgive yourself.
It’s time to give yourself permission to learn, grow, change, to be imperfect and to sometimes just be.

It’s time to do what you are CALLED to do, and be who you are CALLED to be.

This renewed Hope is not just for New Year’s Day, it is for any day that you decide you want or need to start anew.

And remember:

Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a New Creation; the old has gone, the New has come!
2 Corinthians 5:17

Thank-you Lord for your mercy and grace and the unconditional love that you have for us.

I pray blessing, joy, health, faith, prosperity, love, protection, peace and hope be with you in 2015 and always.


God Bless,
Bevy
xoxo

Filed Under: Inspiration, Life Coaching, What's New Tagged With: Change, choices, hope, prayer

Grief and Sorrow

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Filed Under: Grief Coaching, Quotes

Life Sometimes Hurts

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Sometimes, I’m overwhelmed by God’s presence.

By His Goodness, His Grace and His Mercy;

His healing power, His comfort, His Peace

And how He can put the broken pieces of our lives back together

For I am the LORD your God who takes hold of your right hand and says to you, Do not fear; I will help you.

Isaiah 41:13

Don’t be overwhelmed by life;

Be overwhelmed in the presence of the Giver of Life.

LORD my God, I called to you for help, and you healed me.

Psalm 30:2

Thanking you Lord for your healing presence.

Blessings and peace!

Filed Under: Grief Coaching, In the Midst, Life Coaching

Tears in Grief

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We need never be ashamed of our tears.
Charles Dickens

Filed Under: Grief Coaching, In the Midst, Life Coaching

Always Remember

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Remembering the victims of  9.11.01; those who died and those who were left behind to mourn the losses.

Filed Under: Always Remembered..., Grief Coaching, What's New

Healing From Grief…

Healing from grief is not the process of forgetting. It is the process of remembering with less pain and more joy.

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Filed Under: Grief Coaching, Quotes, What's New Tagged With: bereavement, grief, hope, loss, sad

Brokenness

Our life is full of brokenness – broken relationships, broken promises, broken expectations.How can we live with that brokenness without becoming bitter and resentful except by returning again and again to God’s faithful presence in our lives.

Henri Nouwen

 

Filed Under: Quotes

Father’s Day Grief

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Father’s Day Grief

“Just because I am not crying does not mean that there are not tears in my heart!”

 

Remembering those who have lost their dads and all the special men in their lives.

 

And to all Fathers who have lost a child…

 

We remember and pray for peace and comfort for you today.

 

Be patient with yourself…

 

Allow yourself time to grieve your loss…

 

You begin to start feeling like your’re doing OK and then a new wave of emotions hits you out of nowhere

 

Don’t beat yourself up because of how you are feeling or because you think that you should be over your grief by now.

 

Just grieve…

 

Your grief and the relationship that you lost is unique to you…

 

Miss them… Love them…Honor them… Remember them…

 

Many will celebrate today but let’s take time to reach out to those who are hurting…

 

Blessing and Peace on this Father’s Day

 

 

 

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