Death is a reality that I am coping with today.

While I am feeling like a victim

I remind myself that I will survive.

Though grief is normal and I must grieve for my own Health's sake,

I grieve not as one who has no hope.

Though I am familiar with sharing decisions,

Sharing experiences,

and doing for another as well as myself:

I can be alone without feeling lonely

I can make decisions for myself, and

I can learn to do for myself all that needs to be done.

More than any other, I know what is best for me.

I will act on my own advice, as well as others 

As much as possible, I elect to be in charge of my life.

I will remember, I cannot help that.

I do have some control over how long the memories linger.

I have a choice as to how I deal with my pain.

I give myself permission to live,

to face reality and change it where I can

and accept it where I cannot.

Like any other human being, I need to be close to another, at times.

The death of one so loved does not change that need.

I will actively seek closeness with others as the need arises.

I choose to live and except the best that life has to offer.

While death is a reality, I will remember that

neither death nor life shall separate us

from the love of God. I am NOT alone.

I make my commitment to live life to the fullest,

with God's help. 

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