FOREWORD

SOONER OR LATER: Facing Losses Throughout Life

LOSS AND TRANSITION: Remembering and Response

'TIS BETTER TO HAVE LOVED: Love and Loss in General

LAMENTATION IN RAMAH: Loss of a Child

HOW DO I LOVE THEE? Loss of a Spouse or Life Companion

OUR LOST GENERATION: The Passing of Our Parents

WHO ARE YOU? Radical Change in Personality

WHO AM I? Changes in Our Identity

CREATURES THAT COMFORT: Loss of a Pet

MOVING ON: Broken Relationships

SHIFT IN PERSPECTIVE: Dealing with Really Difficult People

THE LABORER IS WORTHY OF HIRE: Loss of a Job

WHAT, THEN, IS HEALING? Changes in Health

THE FACE IN THE MIRROR: Changes in Appearance

DISTANCE LEARNING; Changes in Community

LAUGHTER AND TEARS AND Perspective on Perspective

TATTOO THIS! Growing Improbably Older

SHIFTING GEARS: Changes in Speed, Skill, and Perspective

YOU GOTTA HAVE A DREAM.... Reimagining the Future

GARBAGE ROUGHS: Respecting and Restructuring Plans

HERE I (UNEXPECTEDLY) STAND: Pathway to Pilgrimage

NOW, WHERE DID I PUT IT? Lost and Found by Faith

LUUUV CALLS AND ISLANDS RISING: Voices and Vision

SITTING WITH GOD: A Listening, Speaking Heart

PAST AND PRESENT A L REPRISTINATION: The Work of Restoration

UNEXPECTED, REFLECTED: Surprised by Grace

EPILOGUE: Helen's Brick-and-Mortar Maxim