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As you are getting your finances in You cannot go back to being who you
order, get your other affairs in order to. were. You really don’t ever get “over it”
Change insurance beneficiaries. Check but you can get “through it”. You can
your health and other insurance policies. learn to live with who you are now. Most
Discuss your own funeral arrangements bereaved people experience a change
with your family and funeral director. of perspective and discover that their
Taking care of life’s “paperwork” can priorities change. Now is a time to take
help restore a sense of control and give a personal inventory and reassess your
you peace of mind. beliefs and values. You may find great
comfort in your faith community as you
Be patient with yourself look for meaning. You will discover new
Grieving takes time. It takes far longer strengths and talents. Trust your heart.
than anyone expects, particularly you.
You really don’t ever get “over it” but you Create new routines and rituals
can get “through it”. This loss is a part of Develop new routines and patterns as
your life. Be assured, you will not always you search for the new you. Acknowledge
feel as you do right now. Listen to yourself the empty chair and move it. Rearrange
and go forward at your own pace. Don’t your furniture and create a space just for
be surprised when grief shows up again. you. Exercise at a specific time each day.
Just when you think you might be doing Journal and make an entry daily. Daily
better, you may find yourself crying in the patterns will help you develop your new
grocery store or when you hear a specific identity and find a new normality.
song on the radio. Anger and guilt can
strike anywhere at any time. Forgive Find ways to remember the life of your
yourself for living when your loved one loved one daily. You do not have to say
did not. goodbye. It is important to acknowledge
the change in your relationship. You do
Find yourself not stop loving someone just because
Grief has changed your life completely. they have died. You can still maintain
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