I thought I would share its Table of Contents to be an encouragement to any fellow grievers who stop in here:
- Alter-Rather than Abandon-Traditions
- Anticipate the Holidays
- Appreciate the Grief Styles and Decisions of Others
- Ask Your Church for Help
- Be Alert to the Culture's Obsession with Excitement
- Befriend Your Grief
- Befuddle Someone
- Carolize Your Season
- Celebrate Sensitively
- Consider the Needs of Everyone
- Create New Traditions
- Create Ornaments or Decorations That Symbolize Your Loved One and Eternal Life
- Cry If You Want To
- Define Your Boundaries
- Do What You Need To Do
- Donate to Your Church or a Charity in Honor of Your Loved One
- Don't Fast-Forward to January 5
- Forgive Those You Believe Are Responsible for the Death
- Give Your Grief Its Voice
- Give Yourself Persmission to Say, "No," or "I'll Pass"
- Guard Your Heart
- Invite God's Help
- Journal Your Grief
- Made Gratitude
- Minimize the Seasonal Stressors
- Miss the Invitations to Parties and Other Social Events
- Nap
- Network With Other Grievers
- Nurture Yourself
- Observe a Quiet Holy Day
- Organize Your Living Environment
- Prepare
- Read
- Remain Open to Seasonal Surprises
- Remember Realistically
- Resist the Temptation to Make It Up to Others for What They've Been Through
- Rethink Your Holiday Shopping Habits
- Say Your Loved One's Name
- Try Events
- Unplug the Christmas Mania
- Use Some of Your Seasonal Decorations
- Visit the Cemetery or Scattering Ground
- Volunteer at a Social Service Agency
- Vote Your Choices
- Watch Children
- Watch Out for Numbing Influences
- Weigh Any Criticism of Your Grief Style and Holiday Decisions
- Worship
- Write A Year-End Letter to Your Deceased Loved One
- "Yes" Invitations That Feel Right
- "Zestize" Your Season
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