Finding Meaning by David Kessler
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Reading Notes
Six Stages of Grief
- Denial: shock and disbelief that the loss has occurred
- Anger: that someone we love is no longer here
- Bargaining: all the what-ifs and regrets
- Depression: sadness from the loss
- Acceptance: acknowledging the reality of the loss
- Meaning: finding a way to sustain your love for the person after death while you move forward with your life.
The Three Steps of Taking in the Good
- Identify a positive experience or memory you shared with your loved one.
- Enrich this memory. Savor it. Think about it. Repeat it over and over again in your mind for 20 – 30 seconds.
- Absorb the experience. Sink into it and let it sink into you. Feel it in your body. Soak it in. Visualize it in your mind. Let it become part of you.