Mourning in the Holiday Season
At latest up from December we all experience that the days are getting darker and shorter, the cold surrounds us, an even more emotional and often much more difficult time begins, especially for those in mourning. The days of the Holiday Season are the days when families show and celebrate their families, rituals, love and emotions. If a loved one is missing, passed away - then this lost leaves a void - that will also have a major impact on familiar rituals and habits during these days. Often, however, there is simply a lack of strength to keep up habits that we have grown fond of. The holidays are often so difficult for the bereaved - because friends and acquaintances and of cause colleagues also have little or no time. So it can quickly get very lonely and not only during the days of Hanukkah or the days of Christmas - but also on all the days after that into the New Year. This challenging time can turn into a roller coaster ride of feelings and yet this time is again a path in t...