by Shirley Hickman | Dec 9, 2015 | Grief, Growth, and Self-Care
We have all heard that “no one can understand or appreciate the path that others walk, unless we have walked it ourselves”. I can see the sense to that statement, but not sure that I totally agree. I witness compassion daily in our Threads of Life family members. I...
by Tom Wilson | Nov 18, 2015 | Grief, Growth, and Self-Care
Photo by Tom Buchanan, Tom Buchanan Photographics Briefly, a bystander’s lack of direct involvement in a tragedy event has them say things over the next weeks and months that we find irritating and frustrating: phrases and discouraging comments like “aren’t you back...
by Tom Wilson | Nov 11, 2015 | Grief, Growth, and Self-Care
When a workplace tragedy occurs a whole cast of characters appear. In our context the first will be the harmed loved one; then immediate family members; next, members of the extended family; followed by coworkers, medical services, investigators of various kinds,...
by Tom Wilson | Sep 29, 2015 | Grief, Growth, and Self-Care, Our Family Stories
On a Saturday afternoon in mid-September I attended a service of worship in memory and celebration of the life of a Facebook friend. She was more than that. She was a part of my life by our both belonging to the same congregational community. An accomplished musician...
by adminThreadsofLife | Sep 15, 2015 | Grief, Growth, and Self-Care
Anyone who has had the pleasure of meeting Audrey Stringer knows and can appreciate her genuine down to earth honesty. Audrey doesn’t pull punches, she tells it like it is. The second thing people quickly learn about Audrey is her sense of humour, a quirky...
by adminThreadsofLife | Sep 9, 2015 | Grief, Growth, and Self-Care
In life, there are a lot of difficult conversations that need to be had. Sharing news of an illness or death, ending a long-term relationship, talking to your children about the facts of life, or confronting someone that you believe is thinking about suicide. None of...
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