Chapter 1
• Honour this time you have given yourself. • Gently push away all those things that will wait until later. Write them down if it will assist you and set the list aside. • Ground yourself by noticing your body, feet on the floor, chair holding you, and air moving against your skin. • Take three calming breaths with the out-breath longer than the in-breath. Begin Write whatever comes to mind and heart when you look at your photo and read these prompts: • My grief is like: • My heart is: • I weep for: • My loss is: • I wail for: • It’s hard for me to express my: Conclude When you’re ready, close your journal. Take three calming breaths with the out-breath longer than the in-breath.
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