Reaching Out
The lessons learned from loss instill in us greater understanding of pain, empathy, and compassion. As we reach out with experience and understanding to help others who are suffering we often find additional personal healing and a new found purpose in life after loss. Reaching out to help others helps to prepare us to move forward.

Chi Hong Wong
C.S. Lewis
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Random Acts of Kindness: Share Your Light and Get it Back in Return
When you share your light, you get more back than you give in return I found a new little way to give service today, and it just really brightened my day. I find myself looking for these opportunities all the time now. These small acts lift my spirits and... -
Be a Light
Let Your Light So Shine… How can I be so different from 15 months ago? How can one single event, encompassing only a few minutes so completely and utterly changed me? Today I had a conversation with my two relators that I had not planned on having that took...
Real Stories
Rather than focus on her medical condition, Brittany has found comfort in serving others and trusting in the Lord. Her example has lifted countless others.
More From Our Blog on Reaching Out
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Finding Your Purpose
Since my husband, Paul, died I have had moments of wondering why on earth Heavenly Father kept me here and took him. In all honesty, I always saw him as the better parent. He was better at so many things. Maybe that is why he was called home and I...
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“If They Only Knew…” Putting on a Brave Face
As time passes, grief becomes less apparent to those around us. People forget about our loss because it is not in the forefront of their lives. We do more of our grieving out of the public eye. We grow and we try to make the best of what life has...
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Proceed to the Route
This summer while driving to a speaking engagement in Morgan, Utah, we ran into some road construction. The detour caused us to have to ride on the other side of a widely divided highway. My phone began to panic—Siri kept yelling, “Proceed to the route! Proceed to the route!!!” as...
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Absolutely Not
It seems— just about when you have things figured out in life, something new comes up to change it all. I have always taken pride in my creations—including the ones that were only in my mind. I like to have a plan and I look forward to crossing things off...
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Lessons Learned in Helping Others: Becoming Vulnerable Can Help Heal Pain – part 1
Often when we go through difficult things we pull inward and become more guarded. We want to protect ourselves from more hurt and pain. Although it is counterintuitive, I have found that making myself vulnerable has helped to heal my pain. A friend of mine shared this thought on...