Chilliwack Death Cafe

Here is a free online class to help you with grief and loss Would like to share this offering from our nonprofit educational Center in the US. This free online class series runs throughout the month of January, every Sunday. We have been so supported so far by all the interest that has come and participated in this practice and shared their experiences. Note: the classes on Jan 10 and 17 will meet a half hour earlier because of their position in our International Breema Week which is 9 days of free classes to support health, harmony, & well being. More details on our site; https://www.breema.com//transforming-loss-and-grief-self-b Transforming Loss and Grief - Self-Breema and the Nine Principles of Harmony

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A friend on my personal newsfeed just shared this story. Great idea! (~Brandy) When Dad died, I had lots of people send things, drop food by, and check in - all of which we were very grateful for. But I want to highlight two specific gifts that were extremely helpful, because I would have never thought to give them or ask for them. So maybe use one of these ideas the next time someone you love suffers a loss. ... One friend (who lives 12 hours away) sent me a message asking if we would be home that night, and I said yes. 20 minutes later, she told me Instacart was dropping off grief groceries at 8PM. Cookies. Ice Cream. A gallon of milk. Frozen pizza. Like that. Two bags worth. Literally all I had to do was reply I would be home. Because sometimes you don't want a casserole - you just wanna eat half a box of Oreos. Grief groceries. It was amazing. All you need is their address, and to know if they will be home. Another friend asked me to name a restaurant near our house we ate at a lot. I gave her the name of a local chain that is similar to a McCallister's. Supper for both of us there is about $25. An hour later in my inbox was a gift card to that restaurant for $250. Yes, that is a lot of money, and I understand not everyone can do that. But the wonderful thing was that because it was enough for multiple meals, we didn't try to save it for "the right time". We ate there (well, take out from there) that night, and about once a week since on nights I just don't have the spoons to cook. We have gift cards to nicer places that we were given that week we still haven't ordered from, because we are saving it for the "right" time. The key takeaway here is a) asking what restaurant they like and eat at regularly and b) giving more than 1 meals worth of money. This means it is a place they won't have to work up to eating at, a place that is comfortable to them, and the larger amount means they are willing to be a bit 'extravagant' with it. It also only requires them to answer 1 question, and not make any decisions. Honestly, decisions were the worst. Don't make grieving people choose. Grief groceries and multiple meal gift cards. #NowYouKnow

You are invited to a join Chilliwack Death Cafe meeting. When: Jan 20, 2021 07:00 PM Vancouver Register in advance for this meeting:... https://us02web.zoom.us//tZwkcuyhqzsrGNJjhuY8RSkm-RdNpecf5 After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.