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Over 1,200 seabirds mysteriously die on Pacific Coast

Natural News by J. D. Heyes January 15, 2015 (NaturalNews) Officials on the Pacific Coast are puzzled by the deaths of hundreds of small, white-bellied seabirds since October. The birds, called...

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Crossing Over

In a hospice setting when death is eminent, the patient is actively dying. The family and staff slow

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Difficult Conversations - With Yourself!

From the Physician’s Desk … Weekly Blog! Don’t forget to visit … www.LegacyEducators.org  and click on “Cancer Information” ——————————— A difficult conversation is anything you find hard to talk about....

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Heartbreak to Healing - Reclaiming Your Life After the Loss of a Spouse

Years ago, I had the pleasure to become friends with Amanda Banks in an online grief forum. She had recently lost her husband and was going through the stages of grief. I am so proud to announce that...

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I Think So

There are several steps to making a memory bear and many stitches involved in the entire process

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Find Me in India

If I should die soon Tell my children to look for me in India. In the prayer bells Ringing out over the Ganges, In the tablas beating their rhythm over the loud speakers, As the red sun melts into...

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A delicious taste of Simon R. Green

Tales of the Hidden World by Simon R. Green I received this book as an e-ARC from Netgalley.com in exchange for an honest review. This is a wonderful collection of Simon R. Green’s stories, ranging...

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"I'm happy to hear that you are happy..."

“…because life is short.”  And she so clearly meant it – even though she struck me as too young to really get this concept.  I had asked her how she was – and when she asked the question back of me I...

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Hezekiah's Crossing Over

http://biblicalartifacts.org/images/hezekiah_tunnel.png Then Isaiah said to Hezekiah, “Hear the word of the Lord: The time will surely come when everything in your palace, and all that your...

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On Grief and Grieving

Being a person is complicated. My great-aunt died early yesterday morning and her death is something I’m grappling with in different ways at different times. I am full of regret that I didn’t get Elle...

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Over 1,200 seabirds mysteriously die on Pacific Coast

Natural News by J. D. Heyes January 15, 2015 (NaturalNews) Officials on the Pacific Coast are puzzled by the deaths of hundreds of small, white-bellied seabirds since October. The birds, called...

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Winter Solstice Liberation: Mahasamadhi, the Last Asana

  December 1987 (Republished January 17, 2015) In the end—and it will end—your life will seem to have sped by like a fleeting dream. —Doris “Granny D” Haddock The Winter Solstice is upon us. It was at...

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My Immortal Mother-in-Law by Elizabeth Cunningham

Before Olga Eunice Quintero Smyth died on December 4, 2014 at age 101 and 10 months, I was tempted to believe she was immortal, literally. I knew Olga for forty-five years (from age 16 to 61). For...

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My highlight is you

Grieving is different when you’re manic and when you’re depressed. My 35-year best buddy Monty died a week ago today.  (http://rlcol.com/2015/01/12/my-best-buddy-monty/) I was manic for three days...

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Cuts, Bruises and Scars

If you look very closely at my face, you will notice a small scar that bisects my lip. It’s be

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Arguing With the Doctor - A plea for end-of-life choice

Does the doctor always know best? And in the case of one’s own precious life and death, is it wise to argue the point? “No One Here Gets Out Alive” – a quote from Jim Morrison – led the title of a...

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Heart Attack

Sorry I haven’t written lately.  Dad had a heart attack and ended up in the hospital.  I stayed with

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Grieving is not a Disease

All too often, I see an article written about a treatment for grief which makes grieving appear as a

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Hospital Hostage - Day 9 - But There's a Bright Light

On Friday evening I was sent home and Daddy-O spent the night with girlie. She had an episode, but for the most time they had a good evening. Lots of giggles. Daddy had recorded the silly voices that...

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The Thought of Death - A Sanctifying Influence

Louis Berkhof points out that death is not necessary for sanctification, for Enoch and Elijah were m

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