What Happens When Someone We Love Dies?

By Uma Girish | March 10, 2015
when we die

What happens when someone we love dies? When my mother transitioned in 2009, I struggled on many levels. But the most challenging aspect was the loss of her physicality. One moment she was here. And gone the next. She had vanished into nothingness. How did she leave? Where did she go? The thought that she…

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Finding Gratitude in Your Hardest Moments

By Uma Girish | November 21, 2013
grief and gratitude

Finding gratitude in your hardest moments takes conscious practice. When the death of a loved one knocks us down, gratitude is the farthest thing from our minds.  And it is okay to honor that you don’t feel it. More likely, you’re angry, bitter, and feeling abandoned by your loved one in some sense. Feelings aren’t always…

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