Renee R. Molzon Counseling, LLC

Stop by and visit these new businesses in Chardon

We would like to invite both our members and the public to help us WELCOME these new businesses into the community during our Ribbon Cutting events:

- Monday, January 16th at 12p with Sweets on the Square at their 101 South Street location. Enjoy this charming candy shop while taking a walk down memory lane with your favorite childhood treats!
- Wednesday, January 25th at 5p with Boost Mode Vitadrip Spa at the Heritage House 111 E. Park Street (this event will also feature an open house for this mobile health spa) Come meet owner Tina Butt and let her introduce you to IV nutrition, oxygen therapy, and wellness coaching!

https://business.chardonchamber.com/eventcalendar/Search?term=&DateFilter=0&from=01%2F01%2F2023&to=&CategoryValues=&mode=1

I copied this from Grief Speaks. It resonates very much with me this year.

New Beginnings

Today is the last day of 2022. If you’re grieving the death of someone you love, the transition from one year to the next can be hard. The reality that the person you love will be left in the old year, and will never experience the new one, can weigh heavy on your heart.

You might even feel more separated from your deceased loved one because you feel as if you’re moving even further ahead without them. You’re entering the new year without them and it seems they’re being left behind.

The death of someone you love is not only an ending for them…but also for you. The grief and sadness are a constant reminder of what you’ve lost…and it might seem almost impossible to even begin to think about a new year starting.

Here’s the thing…you may not believe it now…but endings lead to new beginnings.

It’s not unusual to feel guilty about gradually moving forward in your life and experiencing joy again, but it’s also important to give yourself permission to live again.

The fear of leaving your loved one behind is sometimes paralyzing until you understand that you don’t ‘move on’ without them…but you ‘move forward’ with them.

You’ll come to realize that grief is all about grabbing whatever joy comes your way and holding tightly to it.

Grief is the only experience that puts sadness and joy in your heart at the same time.

What that means is that you have to follow your heart.

Listen to it.

Grieve when the pain grabs your heart…and smile when the memories fill it.

Embrace the endings…but also embrace the new beginnings.

Gary Sturgis - “Surviving Grief”