Living For TwoA Way To Overcome Your Grief
Living for two can be done any age or level of healing and for any reason. Although my adventures are now more in the vein of celebration, honoring your loved one can greatly help speed up your grief process and healing, as youre about to see
Perhaps youve heard of a 12-year-old boy named Aaron from Lexington Park, MD. Aaron now lives for two as a way to overcome his grief. He lost his twin brother, Eric, to brain cancer when the boys were only nine.
From the womb, Aaron and Eric were inseparable, their mother Angela told Nate Berkus for a taping of the Oprah show. In the sonogram we saw once, they were holding hands. The boys did everything together and the loss of his brother sent Aaron into a debilitating depression in which he lost his will to live.
Their insightful pediatrician, Dr. Corder, didnt prescribe medication, as many doctors would have. Instead she asked Aaron, What do you like to do? When he answered that he liked to cook, she said, Were gonna cook for your brother. She gave Aaron $20, and, as his first investor, asked him for a business plan. His mother says the change was immediate. He was grinning ear to ear on the car ride home. He made a shopping list and immediately started baking cookies in honor of Eric.
His company, Dough Jangles, was officially started with a delivery of a tray of cookies to Dr. Corders office, with an official list of how hed spent her money.
Aaron and his mother bake the cookies and sell them. His big brother, Bryce, gets a fee for helping out as well. A portion of the proceeds go to the charities that helped them when Eric was sick. His brother is never far from Aarons thoughts as he bakes. I think he would be proud of me, he says. I think hed be happy that I didnt just give up.
Wouldnt your loved one be happy you didnt give up?
For me, Im convinced Id never have experienced skydiving, or the many other adventures in my life, had my sister not died. She gives me the courage to take risks and experience life to the fullest! When Im not doing something adventurous, Im still open to inspiration. Sometimes I feel like eating Snyders bar-b-q chips for no apparent reason other than because my sister loved them and I imagine shes having a carnal craving. I celebrate her favorite color purple by wearing it when the spirit moves me. I run through fall leaves because thats what we used to do and because I can, or I rock out to Journey because something deep inside says shed love that right now. As I feel the music thumping through my veins, I swear I can feel her dancing behind the beats.
What adventures would you take if you knew you were protected from above? What dreams would you dare to dream? Think about how your life could expand if and when you let go of your fear and Live for Two!
Its something to think about
Perhaps youve heard of a 12-year-old boy named Aaron from Lexington Park, MD. Aaron now lives for two as a way to overcome his grief. He lost his twin brother, Eric, to brain cancer when the boys were only nine.
From the womb, Aaron and Eric were inseparable, their mother Angela told Nate Berkus for a taping of the Oprah show. In the sonogram we saw once, they were holding hands. The boys did everything together and the loss of his brother sent Aaron into a debilitating depression in which he lost his will to live.
Their insightful pediatrician, Dr. Corder, didnt prescribe medication, as many doctors would have. Instead she asked Aaron, What do you like to do? When he answered that he liked to cook, she said, Were gonna cook for your brother. She gave Aaron $20, and, as his first investor, asked him for a business plan. His mother says the change was immediate. He was grinning ear to ear on the car ride home. He made a shopping list and immediately started baking cookies in honor of Eric.
His company, Dough Jangles, was officially started with a delivery of a tray of cookies to Dr. Corders office, with an official list of how hed spent her money.
Aaron and his mother bake the cookies and sell them. His big brother, Bryce, gets a fee for helping out as well. A portion of the proceeds go to the charities that helped them when Eric was sick. His brother is never far from Aarons thoughts as he bakes. I think he would be proud of me, he says. I think hed be happy that I didnt just give up.
Wouldnt your loved one be happy you didnt give up?
For me, Im convinced Id never have experienced skydiving, or the many other adventures in my life, had my sister not died. She gives me the courage to take risks and experience life to the fullest! When Im not doing something adventurous, Im still open to inspiration. Sometimes I feel like eating Snyders bar-b-q chips for no apparent reason other than because my sister loved them and I imagine shes having a carnal craving. I celebrate her favorite color purple by wearing it when the spirit moves me. I run through fall leaves because thats what we used to do and because I can, or I rock out to Journey because something deep inside says shed love that right now. As I feel the music thumping through my veins, I swear I can feel her dancing behind the beats.
What adventures would you take if you knew you were protected from above? What dreams would you dare to dream? Think about how your life could expand if and when you let go of your fear and Live for Two!
Its something to think about
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