I just found out that my mom’s brother (aka my uncle) was in a motorcycle accident last night. From what I was able to gather he hit a median and crushed his skull. He is currently in an ICU in a coma, and the doctors plan on keeping him in the coma for at least [...]

17 days ago · Trivial Opinions · trivialopinions.wordpress.com by Jack Deus

¿Qué es la conciencia?, ¿Es un atributo de nuestro cerebro?, ¿es el resultado de la actividad neuronal, bioquímica de nuestro cerebro y por lo tanto deja de existir una vez que confrontamos la muerte clínica?. Y si es así ¿cómo es posible que muchas personas recuerden experiencias y encuentros con p ...

22 days ago · Untitled blog · trinityatierra.wordpress.com by trinityatierra 28 references

“Alright everyone, that’ll do. Have a great weekend, and as always, BE SAFE!” The classroom empties. I erase the blackboard, walk over to my desk, pull out the chair to my desk, sit down, wipe the sweat off my brow, and sigh. Why must experience be a requisite of the wise? It’s hot. Damn hot. I reac ...

23 days ago · MrKimble.net · mrkimble.net by mrkimble

"...[T]he problem of heroics is the central one of human life...Society...is a codified hero system, which means that society everywhere is a living myth of the significance of human life...Every society is thus a 'religion'..." ~~~ Ernest Becker, The Denial of Death (1973, p. 7) Elizabeth Kubler Ro ...

51 days ago · Cosmic Heroism: The Lived ... · halmantle.com by H. Talat Halman ()

You may be familiar with Elizabeth Kubler-Ross’s Stages of Grief. Well, the other day as I was trying on some jeans that I hadn’t worn in awhile, it occured to me that there is a similiar process that one goes through when they realize they’ve gained a few extra pounds. Here is how I went through al ...

65 days ago · Daily Mish Mash · dailymishmash.com by admin 22 references

{first posted April 26, 2007 in Necessary Therapy} We see and hear so much of hell. Just whatever happened to heaven? Philip Yancey ponders this and many other questions in his book I Was Just Wondering. Yancey identifies three factors in our loss of heavenly thoughts. First - “Affluence has brought ...

72 days ago · Necessary Therapy · pistolpete.wordpress.com by pistolpete 38 references

Kubler-Ross’s five stages of dying for those individuals who are facing a terminal illness are (Shock) Denial, Anger, Bargaining, Depression, and Acceptance. The process is the same for those who are experiencing the death of a loved one. Take this scenario: The principal calls you into her office. ...

96 days ago · Ψ Psychsational · psychsational.com by Jessica M. Stratton

At the risk of revealing my obsession with the presidential primary season in the U.S., I'd like to draw attention to the collapse of Hillary Clinton's campaign. This race has certainly been a difficult one to pin down - for all observers I think. But as of last night I am able to make a projection ...

114 days ago · Criticism, Culture & Cinema · theculturalcritic.blogspot.com by Matthew Lymburner

This post provides a place for folks to respond to my "GRIEF" page at u-l0-g.com. I once encountered a chaplain-in-training who seemed to feel that it was his job to get folks to adhere to Elizabeth Kubler-Ross' stages of grief. People react in different ways. Kubler-Ross was trying to document the ...

115 days ago · PUNdaMENTAL · pundamental.blogspot.com by ulogtwo

Well, incidentally, I came across this concept first time while watching an episode of How I met you Mother where Barney explains it to Ted. Henceforth, it occurred at many places and intrigued me further as I am going through some grief(Actually, everyone does in some way or the other). So, I thoug ...

118 days ago · As I like it · itsfine.wordpress.com by itsfine 1 reference