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Living and Loss A Grief Support Group First Universalist Society in Join us online - All are welcome: Franklin https://zoom.us/j/5085285348 fusf.org

Welcome and the Plan for Today: ● Overview and Ground Rules ● Activity for Introducing Ourselves ● Understanding Grief and Healing First First Universalist Universalist ● A Healing Pathway Society in Society in Franklin Franklin ● The Rights of People in Mourning ● Next steps... fusf.org

Overview and Ground Rules Nothing Gold Can Stay Robert Frost Nature’s first green is gold, Her hardest hue to hold. Her early leaf’s a flower; First First Universalist Universalist Society in Society in But only so an hour. Franklin Franklin Then leaf subsides to leaf. So Eden sank to grief, So dawn goes down to day: Nothing Gold can Stay fusf.org

Overview and Ground Rules First First Universalist Universalist Society in Society in Franklin Franklin fusf.org

Activity for Introducing Ourselves Colors of Grief - The following colors represent different aspects of the grief process: BLACK Recent loss, active mourning PURPLE Transition, early stage of moving forward GREEN Healing, moving forward First First Universalist Universalist Society in Society in Franklin Franklin BLUE Anniversary of the loss or another memory trigger Please find an object in your home that has a color related to how you are feeling today and what is meaningful to you now, You may select more than one object or color, and you may be thinking about more than one person as you select colors and objects. Place the object(s) you choose in your video screen fusf.org

Activity for Introducing Ourselves Introductions: Please introduce yourself with your Name, Where you’re calling in from, and then share the object(s) and colors you have chosen. You can share as much or as little about your choice as you like. BLACK: Recent loss, active mourning First First Universalist Universalist Society in Society in PURPLE: Transition, early stage of moving forward Franklin Franklin GREEN: Healing, moving forward BLUE: Anniversary of the loss or another memory trigger fusf.org

Understanding Grief and Healing First First Universalist Universalist Society in Society in Franklin Franklin fusf.org

Pathways First First Universalist Universalist Society in Society in Franklin Franklin fusf.org

Pathways First First Universalist Universalist Society in Society in Franklin Franklin fusf.org

First First Universalist Universalist Society in Society in Franklin Franklin fusf.org

The Rights of People who Mourn How do people behave around people who are mourning? First First Universalist Universalist What do people expect of people who are mourning? Society in Society in Franklin Franklin What do mourners need from their companions? fusf.org

Feeling the Feelings First First Universalist Universalist Society in Society in Franklin Franklin fusf.org

Feeling the Feelings First First Universalist Universalist Society in Society in Franklin Franklin fusf.org

Accepting? Adjusting? First First Universalist Universalist Society in Society in Franklin Franklin fusf.org

First First Universalist Universalist Society in Society in Franklin Franklin fusf.org

First First Universalist Universalist Society in Society in Franklin Franklin fusf.org