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  • May 19, 2025

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A Friend

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A Friend

Libby Barstow

I need a friend to sit with me
To help me struggle through,
The sadness and the anger,
And the crying I will do.

I need a friend to set with me
To help me work this out,
The guilt and all the anguish,
The times I’ll want to shout.

I need a friend to sit with me
To help me through my pain,
The longing and the emptiness,
The need to speak his name.

Filed Under: Grief Coaching, In the Midst Tagged With: anger, grief loss, poem, sadness

It’s o.k to cry

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“We can’t be strong all the time. Sometimes we just need to be alone and let your tears out”

When you are grieving, you will experience a roller coaster of  feelings and emotions…

Most people I work with are afraid of the tears….

Crying is a common characteristic of the grieving process, but not crying doesn’t necessarily  mean something is wrong with you,

Unless, you are avoiding your true feelings.

Everyone’s grief is unique and everyone’s style of grieving is also unique.

I am the only one in my immediate family who is a crier.

My family after many years finally understands that this is how I cope; when I am sad I cry! 

Many people believe (myself included) that crying just makes you feel better emotionally and physically!

Crying cleanses the soul…

Don’t be afraid of the tears when they come, allow them to flow freely…

It’s ok to cry… God gave us tears for a reason

Jesus wept… John 11:35

“Let your tears come. Let them water your soul.”  E Mayhew

But He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My Power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me.

2 Corinthians 12:9

So if crying is your coping style… Decide to have a good cry today!
Praying for those in mourning today…

Filed Under: Grief Coaching

Grief

Grief is the price we pay for love. –Elizabeth II
 

Filed Under: In the Midst, Quotes

In the Midst

We must embrace pain and burn it as fuel for our journey. -Kenji Miyazawa

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Memories Are

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Memories are the windows that hold the past in view. Through them we can see again each joy we ever knew.

Unknown

 

Filed Under: Grief Coaching Tagged With: grief, loss, memories, remembering

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