From the book,
"Healing Your Grieving Soul,
100 Spiritual Practices For Mourners"
by Alan D. Wolfelt, PH.D.

28.
CONSIDER YOURSELF IN "SPIRITUAL INTENSIVE CARE"

*Something painful has happened in your life. Something assaulting to the very core of your being.

*Your spirit has been deeply injured. Just as your body cannot be expected to recover immediately from a brutal attack, neither can your psyche.

*Imagine that you've suffered a severe physical injury and are in your hospital's intensive care unit. Your friends and family surround you with their presence and love. The medical staff attends to you constantly. Your body rests and recovers.

*This is the kind of care you need and deserve right now. The blow you have suffered is no less devastation than this imagined physical injury. Allow others to take care of you. Ask for their help. Give yourself as much resting time as possible. Take time off work. Let household chores slide. Especially in the early weeks and months after a death, don't expect-- indeed, don't try-- to carry on with your normal routine.

CAPRE DIEM
Close your eyes and imagine yourself in "Spiritual intensive care." Where are you? What kind of care are you receiving? From whom? Arrange a weekend or a week of the spiritual intensive care you most need.