{"id":359,"date":"2011-02-09T10:12:00","date_gmt":"2011-02-09T10:12:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/inspirationreport\/2011\/02\/dealing-with-holiday-grief.html"},"modified":"2011-02-09T10:12:00","modified_gmt":"2011-02-09T10:12:00","slug":"dealing-with-holiday-grief","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/inspirationreport\/2011\/02\/dealing-with-holiday-grief.html","title":{"rendered":"Dealing with Holiday Grief"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/inspirationreport\/2011\/02\/a-new-way-to-celebrate-valentines-day.html\">Monday&#8217;s blog<\/a>, a woman named Delores posted a comment that touched my heart and the hearts of many other readers. It read:<em>I had a very special valentine until 2-26-08 then the love of my life my husband was killed in an accident. All holidays are so very difficult to get through but valentine is  a little more difficult as the last valentine card he gave me was still on my night stand and still is. I like your ideas. It may be late to start something big this year but I can do something special for me. Maybe I can learn to love myself again. Then I can show love to all around me. Thank you so much for your kind words. Have a great day!<\/em>Then, this morning, I noticed many posters talking about how this time of year reminds them of their failed relationships. Oh man. My heart breaks for everyone grappling with loss and loneliness during Valentine&#8217;s Day or any holiday. Just yesterday, my co-worker sent around this video of Johnny Cash&#8217;s daughter, Roseanne Cash, on dealing with grief. The meditation she shares is very healing, and I hope it helps you no matter what season of life you find yourself in today.<center><object id=\"flashObj\" width=\"300\" height=\"340\" classid=\"clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000\" codebase=\"http:\/\/download.macromedia.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=9,0,47,0\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/c.brightcove.com\/services\/viewer\/federated_f9?isVid=1&#038;isUI=1\" \/><param name=\"bgcolor\" value=\"#FFFFFF\" \/><param name=\"flashVars\" value=\"playerID=782523928001&#038;playerKey=AQ~~,AAAAAFCMKy8~,3VViztqA_TcXgU4lUXF6huyDw7BprEFj&#038;domain=embed&#038;dynamicStreaming=true\" \/><param name=\"base\" value=\"http:\/\/admin.brightcove.com\" \/><param name=\"seamlesstabbing\" value=\"false\" \/><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"swLiveConnect\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"allowScriptAccess\" value=\"always\" \/><embed src=\"http:\/\/c.brightcove.com\/services\/viewer\/federated_f9?isVid=1&#038;isUI=1\" bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\" flashVars=\"playerID=782523928001&#038;playerKey=AQ~~,AAAAAFCMKy8~,3VViztqA_TcXgU4lUXF6huyDw7BprEFj&#038;domain=embed&#038;dynamicStreaming=true\" base=\"http:\/\/admin.brightcove.com\" name=\"flashObj\" width=\"300\" height=\"340\" seamlesstabbing=\"false\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" allowFullScreen=\"true\" allowScriptAccess=\"always\" swLiveConnect=\"true\" pluginspage=\"http:\/\/www.macromedia.com\/shockwave\/download\/index.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash\"><\/embed><\/object><\/center><a href=\"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/Video\/Beliefnet-Interviews\/Rosanne-Cash\/Rosanne-Cash-Meditation-On-Grief.aspx\">Read the full interview here.<\/a> Wishing everyone lots of love. 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