1. WHEN OUR WORLD IS ALTERED FOREVER © DR JOHN C MCEWAN 12 JULY 2004
SUDDEN GRIEFS
WHEN OUR WORLD IS ALTERED FOREVER
© DR JOHN C MCEWAN 12 JULY 2004

2. GRIEF IS NATURAL BUT STILL PAINFUL
WHAT IS NATURAL CAN STILL BE OVERWHELMING
TOO MANY GRIEFS TOO QUICKLY OVERLOADS COPING
OUR COMMUNITY IS DISTURBED BY GRIEF – FAMILY “ROBBED
OUR ANCESTORS HAD ACCEPTED RITUALS TO ASSIST THEM

3. FINDING NEW RITUALS
RITUALS PROVIDE SAFE CHANNELS TO PROCESS POWERFUL EMOTION/THOUGHT
THE PAIN OF LOSS DOES NOT GO AWAY BUT EBBS AWAY AS A NEW PLACE IS FOUND IN THE GROUP FOR THE ONES PHYSICALLY LOST TO IT THROUGH DEATH. (OUR GROUP STILL ENCOMPASSES THEM – THEY REMAIN A PART OF US AND ALL WE DO)

4. THE SAME YET DIFFERENT
THE SAME DEATH(S) WILL PRODUCE MANY DIFFERENT GRIEFS – EACH WALKS A PATH
LOSS OF A LOVED ONE MAY BE A GREAT GRIEF THAT WILL TAKE YEARS TO PROCESS SLOWLY
LOSS OF A FRIEND MAY BE A BODY BLOW BUT MAY RESOLVE QUICKLY - NO JUDGING HERE!

5. THINGS TO DO MOURNING IS THE THING TO DO!
OUR RITUALS – GROUP/INDIV TO ASSIST US ON OUR PATH TO ACCEPT AND MOVE ON IN THE PLACE THE LOVED ONES LOVED
ALLOW THESE THINGS TO EMERGE FROM THE GROUP ITSELF
SEEK SPECIALIST HELP IF IT WILL ASSIST YOU – EARLY NOT LATE!