by Gary Roe | Anxiety, Death and dying, Depression, Emotional pain, Faith, Fatigue and Exhaustion, Fear, God and Grief, Grief and Loss, grief depression, grief pain, Grief recovery, Hope, Loneliness, Loss of a Child, Loss of a friend, Loss of a parent, Loss of a sibling, loss of a spouse, loss of loved one, Peace, Purpose and meaning, Sadness, Spiritual suffering, Stress Management, Suffering and Pain, Worry
Sometimes, the grief road can seem very dark. The following is a chapter from Soul Cry: Devotional Prayers for Wounded, Grieving, and Suffering Hearts. If things seem dark to you, I pray this will be an encouragement and comfort to you today. It Feels Dark Here John...
by Gary Roe | Anxiety, Denial, Families and grief, Fear, Grief and Loss, grief depression, grief pain, Grief shock, Loss of a Child, Loss of a friend, Loss of a parent, Loss of a sibling, loss of a spouse, loss of loved one, Peace, Sadness, Self-destructive behaviors, Spiritual suffering, Stress Management, Suffering and Pain, Worry
How Do I Deal with Grief Attacks? Grief is crazy. I’ll be fine, and then not fine. All of a sudden, the grief will be on me like a tiger. Powerful feelings can overtake and overwhelm me in a nanosecond. These grief attacks are terrifying and embarrassing. How do I...
by Gary Roe | Anger management, Depression, Families and grief, God and Grief, Grief and Loss, grief depression, grief pain, Grief recovery, Grief shock, grief support, Healing from the past, Loneliness, Loss of a Child, Loss of a friend, Loss of a parent, Loss of a sibling, loss of a spouse, loss of loved one, Purpose and meaning, Regret, Relationships, Sadness, Spiritual questioning, Stress Management, Suffering and Pain, Worry
This loss has brought up all the others.I keep thinking about the other people I’ve lost along the way.The pain is resurfacing. And now I have this new pain too.What do I do with all this?Are past losses making this loss harder? Our grief is never just about one loss....
by Gary Roe | Anxiety, divorce recovery, Emotional pain, Fear, God and Grief, Grief and Loss, grief depression, Grief recovery, grief support, Healing, Healing from the past, Hope, Loss of a Child, Loss of a friend, Loss of a parent, Loss of a sibling, loss of a spouse, loss of loved one, Peace, Relationships, Spiritual growth, Stress Management, Suffering and Pain, Worry
Sometimes, I seem to be doing better, and then I get hit again. The grief comes and smacks me, seemingly out of nowhere. A song. A familiar place. A picture. A certain aroma. A sudden memory. Anything can set me off. The grief wells up inside me so quickly. It feels...
by Gary Roe | Abuse Recovery, Anger management, Denial, Depression, Emotional pain, Families and grief, God and Grief, Grief and Loss, grief depression, grief pain, Grief recovery, Grief shock, grief support, Guilt, Honesty and Transparency, Hope, loss of loved one, Peace, Purpose and meaning, Relationships, Sadness, spiritual fatigue, Spiritual growth, Spiritual questioning, Spiritual suffering, Stress Management, Suffering and Pain
Why am I here?This loss has shattered my world and my illusions.I was moving, but I’m not sure I was going anywhere.My questions are larger and deeper now.Why are we here? What is this all about?Why am I here? What’s my purpose? Sir William Wallace reportedly once...
by Gary Roe | Anger management, Emotional pain, Families and grief, Family relationships, Forgiveness, God and Grief, Grief and Loss, grief depression, grief pain, Grief recovery, Grief shock, grief support, Healing from the past, Honesty and Transparency, Loneliness, loss of loved one, Purpose and meaning, Relationships, Spiritual growth, Spiritual suffering, Stress Management, Worry
People I counted on disappeared.Everyone was supportive at first.Then, poof. No calls. No emails. No texts.What happened?I feel abandoned.Where did everyone go? People don’t know what to do with grief. This is strange considering we all deal with loss along the way....
