((( Getting Through " GRIEF " ))) Some Experts Consider This to be The most Important FACTOR in Getting Through GRIEF . Yet , at Times , You may want to BE ALONE , YOU MAY EVEN FEEL IRRITATED  at those who are trying To HELP YOU ( THIS IS NORMAL ) Do not FEEL that You must Always be AROUND OTHERS , but so not Completely Push  THEM Away Either . After ALL , you May Need Their SUPPORT IN THE FUTURE . Kindly Let OTHERS Know What YOU Need at the MOMENT and What You DO NOT . According to YOUR NEEDS , Find A BALANCE BETEEN TIME With Other PEOPLE and TIME ALONE . A Balanced Diet will HELP with THE STRESS That COMES from DEALING with GRIEF . Try to EAT a Variety Of FRUITS , VEGETABLETS , and LEAN PROTEINS . DRINK Plenty of WATER and OTHER HEALTHFUL LIQUIDS . If YOUR APPETITE IS LOW , EAT Small PORTIONS More Frequently , you May also Ask YOUR DOCTOR About Nutrition Supplements . BRISK WALKS and OTHER FORMS OF EXERCISE can Lessen Negative EMOTIONS , Exercise can Provide Time to REFLECT ON YOUR LOSS or TO TAKE A BREAK FROM THINKING ABOUT IT . SLEEP is Always IMPORTANT , but this is especially so for those WHO ARE GRIEVING , AS GRIEF CAN BRING EXTRA FATIGUE . BE CAREFUL With the amount of CAFFEINE and ALCOHOL You CONSUMER as Both can INTERFERE With Your SLEEP . Recognize that EVERYONE GRIEVES DIFFERENTLY , ULTIMATELY , YOU will Need to Determine The Strategy That works best for You . Many find that Expressing Their GRIEF to Others Helpd THEM DEAL all With IT , while OTHERS Prefer Not To EXPRESS THEIR GRIEF , Experts have Various OPINIONS as to Whether Expressing ONE'S FEELING Is VITAL TO SUCCESS in COPING WITH GRIEF ., If YOU Need to Confide in SOMEONE but are HESTITANT To Do SO ., YOU Might Find it EASIER to Start Small By Expressing Some Of YOUR FEELING TO A CLOSE FRIEND . SOME PEOPLE Find That CRYING HELPS Them DEAL with THEIR GRIEF , While OTHERS Seem TO COPE EVEN Though THEY CRY LESS . Some Bereaved ONES Try to EASE THEIR EMOTIONAL PAIN Through THE MISUSE OF ALCOHOL or DRUGS . SUCH " ESCAPE " Is SELF_DESTRUCTIVE , ANY RELIEF A PERSON Maay FEEL is SHORT-LIVED , Only to be FOLLOWED BY MAJOR NEGATIVE CONSEQUENCES . Try Harmless WAYS TO CALM YOUR ANXIETIES . Many Find It HELPFUL To ALTERNATE PERIODS Of GRIEVING ( Experiencing and Dealing with THEIR EMOTIONS ) with Temporary BREAKS ( Activities that Friendships Distance THEM FROM THEIR PAIN ) You may Find TEMPORARY , THE BALANCE Will Likely CHANGE . You may NOTICE that A Natural Part of THE HEALING PROCESS . AS SOON As Possible , Resume A NORMAL ROUTINE . When YOU Hold to a Routine For SLEEP , WORK , and OTHER ACTIVITIES , YOU will Likely REGAIN A SENSE OF NORMALCY . KEEPING YOURSELF Occupied with Positive Activities Can HEKP to MITIGATE PAINFUL EMOTIONS . Many Who Makr BIG DECISIONS soon after LOSING A LOVED ONE One later REGET THOSE DECISIONS . If Possible , Waith For A REASONABLE LENGTH OF TIME Before MOVING , CHANGING JOBS , or DISCARDING YOUR LOVED ONE'S BELONGINGS { This IS VERY IMPORTANT } Many Bereaved ONES FEELit is BENEFITICIAL To Do THINGS That HELP Keep ALIVE THEIR MEMORY of THE PERSON WHO HAS DIED . { Yes This is GOOD } You Might Find it Therapeutic To COLLECT PICTURES or MEMEMENTOS or To CREATE A JOURNAL Of Events and Stories YOU Wish To RECALL . STORE ITEMS That TRIGGER PLEASANT MEMORIES and LOOK Through THEM Later , When YOU FEEL READY ( This Is GOOD ) You Might Consider Taking A VACATION . If a Lengthy VACATION is Not PRACTICIAL , Perhaps YOU Can Do SOMETHING ENJOYABLE For Just A DAY or TWO , Such as HIKING , VISITING A MUSEUM , or TAKING A DRIVE . Even a Brief Change OF PACE Can HELP YOU COPE with YOUR GRIEF  (( I HAVE  Nothing ABOUT CHILDREN GRIEF and GRIEVING PARENT - Sorry - )) Copy - by - Pastor Henry George , Sask.

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 (((( An Appointed Time ))))  Some People Misread these Inspired WORDS : " There is An Appointed Time for EVERYTHING ...... a TIME FOR BIRTH and TIME TO DIE . " They conclude That God has Decided The Exact Moment when EACH HUMAN WILL DIE . ( Ecclesiastes : 3:12, 2 ) How ever , that passage is actually commenting on the Cycle of Life and Nothing that DEATH is Our Common lot , God's Word also Teaches Our Own Decsions can affect Our life Span . . For example , We Read : " The Fear of Jehovah Prolongs Life ." ( Proverbs : 10:27 ) ; ( Isaiah : 55:3 ) ." HOw so ? for instance , Respect for God's Word will move Us to avoid such UNHEALTHY Practice as DRUNKENNESS and IMMORALITY ( 1 Corinthians : 6:9,10 ) Some take The Bible literally when it states that THE HEAVENS and THE EARTH are " Reserved for FIRE ," and They conclude that God will Destroy THIS PLANET . ( 2 Peter : 3:7 ) But God promise that He will NEVER allow The Literal EARTH to be DESTROYED .God " Has established THE EARTH on its Foundations ; it will not be MOVED from Its Place Forever and Ever ." ( Psalm : 104:5 : Isaiah : 45:18 ) It is this Corrupt World System of Things , not the Literal Planet , that will meet its Permanent END , as if Destroyed By FIRE . As for The HEAVENS , when THE WORD is Meant LITERALLY , it may refer either to THE SKY , THE STARRY UNIVERSE , or God's PLACE of Dwellling . None of these will be DESTROYED . ( copy - by - ) Pastor Henry George , Sask.

(( God's Watchful CARE )) Jesus Christ , who Knows The Creator better than anyone else , taught : "Two Sparrows sell for a COIN of Small Value , do they not ? Yet not One of Them will Fall to The Ground without Your Father's Knowledge . But even THE HAIRS of Your Head are ALL NUMBERED   So have NO FEAR ; YOU are WORTH MORE THAN MANY SPARROW ( Matthew :10:29-31 ) { I like to KNOW WHY GOD PICK ON THE BIRD SPARROW ALL THE TIME, When God or Jesus Christ make A STATEMENT  ; not Other WILD BIRDS } POOR SPARROW ! ( copy - by - ) Pastor Henry George , Sask.