I recently came across a grief exercise I did many years ago which helped me trust in my intuition and its potential to guide me. The exercise was to answer these 5 questions with the first thoughts that came to mind. 1) What have I lost? My...
My thoughts go out to all of you during the Passover and Easter holidays. Wishing everyone peace and continued good health. Lilly My Self-Meditation for the Holidays Release any emotions not serving me. Release judgement. Release expectations....
I am writing this while listening to the morning news, not on Long Island, but in Denver, Colorado, about thirty minutes south of Boulder. While the conversations barely a week ago were all about the potential three feet of snow in an historic snowstorm, the news...
Thanks to COPE Facilitator Marilyn Kohn LMSW for this month’s healing tip. March 11th 2020 was the beginning of a most difficult year when COVID-19 was declared a pandemic. It has been one of isolation, loneliness, and fear. It complicated the grief...
Thank you for very much your incredibly generous gift to COPE in the amount of $10,000 received today in connection with the design and sustainability of COPE’s website. Your generosity will directly help COPE to reach, connect with and support many bereaved...
Welcome to March! The vernal equinox is on the 20th, which marks the beginning of spring and by the 21st, the days get longer. Ok, maybe by a few minutes, but that means we are trending to softer days, outdoor activities, open windows and maybe more time with each...
Thanks to COPE’s facilitator Diane McNamara, LCSW-R for this month’s Healing Tip Riding the roller coaster of grief The grieving process is not linear. One does not move smoothly or swiftly through the stages of denial, anger,...
For many of us February is synonymous with Valentine’s Day, a day celebrating love. Love is the other side of grief. It’s because we love so deeply that we grieve so intensely. For so many years I was in deep sorrow after my daughter passed and then alone after my...
It is hard for me to avoid reading or watching the news. Yes, I know that it’s not always the best thing for my sanity, and yet I can’t stop, or perhaps I just don’t want to. Maybe I think, magically, that if I stay on top of the flood of information, I will be...
The voice heard in my silence – The pandemic we are all facing is challenging but allows for some rare opportunities of self discovery. I have taken many walks by myself where I contemplate the events and meaning of my life. My future seems uncertain....
