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Day Off—Christmas Eve

December 24, 2020December 24, 2020 ~ Gila Daman ~ Leave a comment

Merry Christmas to those who celebrate. Work gave me off but our family is Jewish so I don't have to cook a big feast today. Instead, I am using my time off to relax. Although I do appreciate all the Christmas lights and festivities abounding around me. Every year they are beautiful and heartwarming, as … Continue reading Day Off—Christmas Eve

My Grandma Passed Away

May 7, 2020 ~ Gila Daman ~ 2 Comments

Today an era ended—Grandma Edie passed away. She was my step grandmother, but having married my grandfather in the 1970s, she was my grandma my whole life. Grandma Edie was strong—physically: she loved to dance, she took Martha Graham dance classes and actually received a masters from Teachers College in physical education in the 1930s. … Continue reading My Grandma Passed Away

The Five Stages of Grief and Their Relevance to Today

March 17, 2020March 17, 2020 ~ Gila Daman ~ Leave a comment

When my father passed away 13 years ago, I entered a period of mourning. Lifelong, in fact, with ebbs and flows. I had learned about the five stages of grief by Elisabeth Kubler-Ross in psychology class, but experiencing it for myself was a totally different ballgame. I started off for a year or so in … Continue reading The Five Stages of Grief and Their Relevance to Today

Inner Child Work: It’s Not You, It Was the Group Setting

August 14, 2019August 9, 2019 ~ Gila Daman ~ Leave a comment

Over the past decade I have read books and attended seminars about healing one's inner child. One time in the preschool classroom where I work, I was reminded of this concept. A child was crying and we were all getting frustrated about how to calm him down. And I realized that if this child were … Continue reading Inner Child Work: It’s Not You, It Was the Group Setting

TBT: The Backstory to My Story

March 14, 2019March 11, 2019 ~ Gila Daman ~ Leave a comment

I started writing the year after my father passed away. I had written poems and songs since I was a kid, but these writings were different. They expressed a voice inside of me that I only became introduced to after the sudden passing of my father in the Fall of 2006. I had always been … Continue reading TBT: The Backstory to My Story

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