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My Grief Philosophy: Journey Towards Letting Go
Grief simply put is the act of letting go. The Grief Journey, then, is the process of that act of letting go. We all experience it! Maybe you’ve not had a loved-one die, or a pet die, or a friend die. But you have experienced…
My Grief Philosophy: Introduction
The first part of my philosophy on grief is simply, no matter who you are, how old you are, how upbeat you are, one day, you will have to face grief. When this does happen to us, is there a ‘proper’…
My Joy Philosophy: Journey Towards Joy – Part 3
This is why I need to serve others. This last point easily follows from the previous: Learning to say “No!” Gosh! It’s not easy…or it wasn’t for a very long time. If I was in a relationship, I was so…
My Joy Philosophy: Journey Towards Joy – Part 2
This is why I need and crave my quiet time. But I also realized after spending a life working in not-for-profits that I needed time alone to allow my body, mind and soul to be invigorated. I need to just…
My Joy Philosophy: Journey Towards Joy – Part 1
When I began my journey towards joy, I was broken, hurting, miserable, not knowing how to face this new life on my own. It was then that I realized, through a lot of self-reflection and study, that sadness, grief, depression, and…
Why Is It So Hard to End a Relationship With a Narcissist?
Why Is It So Hard to End a Relationship With a Narcissist? Three reasons that make it difficult to break away.
W.T.D? Part 3
What’s the Difference? Between the following: Marriage Commissioner Justice of the Peace Wedding Officiant Celebrant Ordained Minister This is sort of the same thing that we see with W.T.D between a ceremony and ritual? These titles do get used interchangeably,…
W.T.D? Part 2
What’s the Difference? Between “Who Gives the Bride Away” and “The Family Blessing”? I am not known for traditional-type weddings! And most of the couples who come to me (99%) don’t want a traditional wedding. We have so many cultures…
W.T.D? Part 1
What’s the Difference? Between a wedding ceremony and a wedding ritual… These two words are used interchangeably among Celebrants and Officiants. There is no real right or wrong, here. I differentiate between the two just so that it makes things…
Planning in a Pandemic – Special
In November, when I launched my new website I wrote a blog about Planning in a Pandemic. Since that time I’ve had a number of inquiries about doing two separate ceremonies: The small ceremony (either The Mini or The Basic)…
