Last night we concluded another 6-session cycle of our Bereavement Program at St. Catharine-St. Margaret Parish in Spring Lake, NJ to help those who are navigating that difficult journey of grieving the loss of a loved one. I am continually blessed by the inner strength, resilience, and courage that people in grief bring to this …
โLooking out at the road rushing under my wheels. Looking back at the years gone by like so many summer fields. ’65, I was 17 and running up 101. I don’t know where I’m running now, I’m just running on. Running on, running on empty. Running on, running blind. Running on, running into the sun …
“๐๐ง๐๐๐โ๐จ ๐ง๐๐ซ๐๐ง ๐๐จ ๐ ๐ฅ๐ง๐ค๐๐๐จ๐จ ๐ค๐ ๐ง๐๐ก๐๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ช๐๐จ๐๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ฅ๐๐จ๐ฉ. ๐ฝ๐ฎ ๐จ๐ฌ๐๐ข๐ข๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ฃ ๐๐ค๐ฅ๐โ๐จ ๐๐๐๐ฃ๐ฃ๐๐ก๐จ, ๐โ๐ก๐ก ๐ง๐๐๐๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐จ๐๐ค๐ง๐ ๐๐ฉ ๐ก๐๐จ๐ฉ.โ
๐๐ง๐ค๐ข ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ฅ๐ค๐๐ข, โ๐๐ง๐๐๐ ๐๐จ ๐๐๐ ๐ ๐ผ ๐๐๐ซ๐๐งโ ๐๐ฎ ๐พ๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐๐๐ ๐. ๐๐๐ก๐ก๐๐ฎ
This article takes a closer look at an issue that often surfaces in grief ministry when a person we love dies alone in those final moments of life without the presence of family and close friends, an experience that became more pronounced for many families grieving a loss during the height of the global pandemic. I also share my own story of losing my brother Dennis who died suddenly at the age of 19 and the healing, closure, and meaning I recently experienced by having the courage to finally visit that sacred ground where God called him home. #griefsupport #bereavementsupport #spiritualcoaching #lifecoaching
Did you ever face a moment at work or in your personal life where an issue comes up that triggers an automatic behavior by default usually taking the form of a deeply held self-limiting belief? For me, the old scripts usually take the form of โyouโre not smart enoughโ, โnot good enoughโ or when facing a project deadline, I hear myself saying โItโs not perfect yet and it needs to be perfectโ. In this post, I share some of the tools and exercises we often utilize to help clients create the awareness for how their unique old scripts, stories, self-limiting beliefs, and behaviors may no longer serve their needs, creating a potential pathway for a new script to be written and one where the older stories and beliefs become less prominent. #executivecoaching #careercoaching #lifecoaching #spiritualcoaching #limitingbeliefs
โ๐๐๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ค๐ค๐ ๐จ๐๐๐ฅ๐จ, ๐ฉ๐๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐ค๐ค๐ ๐จ๐๐๐ฅ๐จ, ๐ฉ๐๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐จ๐๐๐ฅ๐จ ๐ฉ๐๐๐ฉ ๐จ๐๐๐ก ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐จ๐๐. ๐ฝ๐ช๐ฉ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐๐จ๐ฉ ๐จ๐๐๐ฅ๐จ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ง๐๐๐ฃ๐๐จ๐๐๐ฅ๐จ, ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ข๐๐ฎ ๐ฉ๐๐๐ฎ ๐๐ก๐ฌ๐๐ฎ๐จ ๐๐โ. ๐๐ง๐๐จ๐ ๐๐ง๐ค๐ซ๐๐ง๐ That old Irish Proverb really resonates for me whenever I see two of my very best friends as I did this past Thursday night over dinner at …
“I thought he’d live forever. He seemed so big and strong. But the minutes fly and the years roll by for a father and his son. I never will forget him, for he made me what I am. Though he may be gone, memory lingers on. And I miss him, my Old Man.” From the …
“Blessed are those that mourn, for they will be comforted.” Matthew 5:4 Last Thursday, I did what I have always done on every April 20th, attending Mass at the church of my youth, Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Ridgewood, NJ in commemoration of my late brother Dennis who died unexpectedly 51 years ago. At …
“Oh, put me in Coach, I’m ready to play today; Put me in Coach, I’m ready to play today; Look at me, I can be Centerfield.” Lyrics for the song Centerfield, John Fogerty (1985) This past Thursday was Opening Day in Major League baseball for all 30 teams, conjuring up some powerful memories we all …
“๐๐๐๐ง๐ ๐๐จ ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ข๐ ๐๐ค๐ง ๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐ฎ๐ฉ๐๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ ๐จ๐๐๐จ๐ค๐ฃ ๐๐ค๐ง ๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐ฎ ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐๐ฉ๐ฎ ๐ช๐ฃ๐๐๐ง ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ซ๐๐ฃ๐จ: … ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ข๐ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐ฅ๐ก๐๐ฃ๐ฉ, ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ข๐ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐ช๐ฅ๐ง๐ค๐ค๐ฉ” ๐๐๐๐ก๐๐จ๐๐๐จ๐ฉ๐๐จ 3: 1-2 ๐๐ฉ๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐: ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐๐๐ฌ๐จ๐ง ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐๐จ๐ข๐ฅ ๐๐ง๐ซ๐ข๐๐ก๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ Spring has finally arrived helping lift our spirits with tulips, daffodils and crocus perennials popping up all around us. And …
“๐๐๐๐ฉ ๐๐ ๐ค๐ฅ๐๐ฃ๐จ, ๐ฃ๐ค ๐ค๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐ฃ ๐จ๐๐ช๐ฉ, ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฌ๐๐๐ฉ ๐๐ ๐จ๐๐ช๐ฉ๐จ ๐ฃ๐ค ๐ค๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐ฃ ๐ค๐ฅ๐๐ฃ. ๐ ๐ ๐ฃ๐ค๐ฌ ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช๐ง ๐๐๐๐๐จ. ๐๐๐, ๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐ ๐ฅ๐ก๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ค๐ง๐ ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช ๐๐ฃ ๐ค๐ฅ๐๐ฃ ๐๐ค๐ค๐ง ๐ฉ๐๐๐ฉ ๐ฃ๐ค ๐ค๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐ฃ ๐จ๐๐ช๐ฉ.โ ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ก๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ 3: 7-8 As we begin the new year, Iโve been thinking a lot about the imagery that we often associate with …
