Category Archives: death and dying

Spirituality at end of life: Practitioners remain hesitant

Spirituality at end of life: Practitioners remain hesitant | The Life Matters Media Newswire. This is an interesting website to know about, a good resource for end of life care articles and thoughtful posts.  

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Weighing the End of Life – NYTimes.com

Weighing the End of Life – NYTimes.com. We are going through the exact scenario described in this article with our little puppy Choco. I’m amazed at the number of folks I’ve talked with who’ve had similar experiences with an aging … Continue reading

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Practice of Phowa

The Practice of Essential Phowa taken directly from Copyright 1997 C. Longaker and Rigpa Fellowship: “Facing Death and Finding Hope” and the website www.abuddhistlibrary.com   First sit quietly and settle yourself, bringing all the energies of your mind and body back … Continue reading

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You can DO Something to Help your Loved One

  Doing spiritual readings from the American Book of the Dead or a text of your choice or running the Clear Light Orb gives you the chance to really help another being.  I talked earlier about the benefits of running orbs in … Continue reading

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Rabbi Harold Kushner on dealing with grief and loss

Rabbi Harold Kushner on dealing with grief and loss | Minnesota Public Radio News. An enjoyable talk about the book of Job, if anything it will serve as an introduction to Rabbi Kushner who is a wonderful story teller – … Continue reading

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What is a POLST form????

In the hospital where I work, as I’m going about my daily physical therapy business I have recently noticed the appearance of colorful pink forms in many of the charts. I feel that this kind of snuck up on me, … Continue reading

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