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

89.
REASSESS YOUR PRIORITIES

*Death has a way of making us rethink our lives and the meaningfulness of the ways we spend them. It tends to awaken mourners to what is truly meaningful in life.

*What gives your life meaning? What doesn't? Take steps to spend more of your time on the former and less on the latter.

*Now may be the time to reconfigure you life. Choose a satisfying new career. Go back to school. Begin volunteering. Open yourself to potential new relationships. Help others in regular, ongoing ways. Move closer to your family.

*Many mourners have told me that they can no longer stand to be around people who seem shallow, egocentric, or mean-spirited. It's OK to let friendships wither with friends whom these adjectives now seem to describe. Instead, find ways to connect with people who share your new outlook on life---and death.