For the Bereaved: New Year’s Resolutions Can Become Solutions
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Let’s Talk About Resolutions
Welcome, 2023. Some people are still talking about making New Year’s resolutions, or keeping them or breaking them.
As a grief counselor, I know that the bereaved want to FIND SOLUTIONS, NOT MAKE RESOLUTIONS.
We all want solutions for our grief challenges.
How Can Our Resolutions Sometimes Lead to Solutions?
If you resolve, for example, to do something nice for yourself every day this may turn out to be a solution to help your body and mind from feeling worn out all the time.
That “nice thing” that you do -- a haircut, a manicure, an hour of watching Netflix -- may help you cheer up, if only for a little while, or feel better about yourself and your well-being.
If you resolve to cry when you need to, laugh when you can --- both without guilt, this might be a solution to your being upset or embarrassed about crying all the time or not laughing enough.
Take My Advice
To try some resolutions that could lead to solutions, click on this article New Year’s Resolutions for the Bereaved, prepared by Tanya Lord, co-founder of the GriefToolbox.com.
Another website to visit is www.whatsyourgrief.com Here is a link to their suggestions about resolutions.
And one of my favorite sets of resolutions for the griever is in this article from a hospice.
2 Tips for the New Year
Visit Grieftoolbox.com and check out the very many resources on the site, including grief support groups in your area.
Spending some time with a grief counselor could be very beneficial to you.
