Author Archives: lindasnyder

Wish You Were Here

Wish you were here.

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Choosing Not to Act On An Angry Impulse….Is a Very Courageous Thing to Do

Choosing not to act on an angry impulse and to feel the pain that lies beneath is a very courageous thing to do.

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When You See Something Beautiful in Someone, Tell Them.

When you see something beautiful in someone, tell them.  It may take a second to say, but for them it could last a lifetime.

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You’re Not a Victim for Sharing Your Story; You Are a Survivor For…

You’re not a victim for sharing your story; you are a survivor for…

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Be the reason others believe that there is goodness in people.

Be the reason others believe that there is goodness in people.  

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She Said, “I Wish I Had Died First…”

From Gavin DeGraw, Soldier.   You can find it on YouTube here:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OfHUBcevBn0 “Soldier” La da da da da da, la da da da da [x2] Where did all the people go? They got scared when the lights went low. I’ll get you … Continue reading

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Profits to Benefit The Grief Warrior Project

  As some may know, Johnny and I owned an antiques shop called Heritage Collectibles (https://heritagecollectiblesmaine.com). We also had a small used book store called Heritage Books, Maps & Ephemera, that John had spent many happy hours pulling together, completing it … Continue reading

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Scammers Preying on Widows

It never fails to amaze me how so many women (and some men) fall for scammers.  Whether it’s an elderly person who gets a call from an unknown person saying his grandson is in jail and needs bail money (sometimes … Continue reading

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What It’s Like to Grieve

  I found this on a grief support group.  The person who posted it said she didn’t remember who the author was or where it came from. Although it was written by a woman who lost her husband, almost everything … Continue reading

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Managing Anger So It Doesn’t Manage You

Too often grief manifests as anger toward the deceased. I haven’t really been angry at John for leaving me or for some of the shitty things he did while alive, because I understand why he did what he did. Every … Continue reading

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