Today, I spoke about an amazing book that could help you deal with grief. This book is a 30-day memory gratitude journal that is designed to help people to remember. Stacey shares a memory called “God Wink” and then asks you to write about your loved one. She also ends each day with a Mantra like “Today I will be a sign that you are loved”. I shared with you on-air about a sign that my Nanny is still with me. In her book she mentions that our loved ones are only a whisper away. Well, I have been finding out this is true for me. I didn’t share on-air the first time I received a sign(s). You have probably already heard or read somewhere that birds, especially cardinals are your love ones stopping by. Some mornings, I will look out my window and I hope that I see a cardinal and somedays I do. But on the days that I am struggling, I will look out that window and there will be a cardinal sitting there. I will then say, if a blue jay shows up, then I know my Nanny is here. If you are wondering why a blue jay. That just reminds me of my Nanny. She loved watching the birds and would refer to my cousin as Jay Bird. Several times, I have seen a cardinal and blue jay together!
The story I shared on-air was another validation for me that Nanny is still with me. Recently, I had been researching counseling for Banana Bob. In my opinion, having our children go through a pandemic at a young age is putting a lot of stress and anxiety that I don’t think we are recognizing. That could be a whole other post, so back to my validation. One night I said, Nanny please watch over Banana and me. Please help us through this. The next day, I didn’t see any birds out the window, so I was a little disappointed and went to work. I was checking my emails and received one from ‘The Counsel Connection from GSCA’. I thought it was from the school, so I opened it. I was very confused because it was from Georgia School Counselor Association not the Greencastle Antrim School. I continued to look at it and one of the articles did relate to what we were experiencing, but that is not what stopped me in my tracks. They were located in Marietta, Georgia. That’s Nanny’s first name!! I cried at my desk and thanked her.
So, if you are struggling with the loss of someone or looking for a great journal to write your memories to hand down to your next generation then pick up the book:
My Head Knows *But My Heart Still Hurts: A 30-Day Grief Recovery Journal by Stacey Niedentohl or stop by Hip Gypsy Emporium in Chambersburg, PA
