Tear Soup – a recipe for healing after loss
Helpful ingredients to consider:
• A pot full of tears
• One heart willing to be broken open
• A dash of bitters
• A bunch of good friends
• Many handfuls of comfort food
• A lot of patience
• Buckets of water to replace the tears
• Plenty of exercise
• A variety of helpful reading material
• Enough self care
• Season with memories
• Optional: one good therapist and/or support group
Directions:
Choose the size pot that fits your loss. It’s okay to increase pot size if you miscalculated. Combine ingredients. Set the temperature for a moderate heat. Cooking times will vary depending on the ingredients needed. Strong flavors will mellow over time. Stir often. Cook no longer than you need to.
Suggestions:
• Be creative
• Trust your instincts
• Cry when you want to, laugh when you can
• Freeze some soup to use as a starter for next time
• Keep your own soup-making journal so you won’t forget.
Serves: One
Grandy’s Recipe for Tear Soup
Excerpt from the family storybook – Tear Soup, a recipe for healing after loss By Pat Schwiebert & Chuck DeKlyen. Illustrated by Taylor Bills Copyright: Grief Watch 2011 http://www.griefwatch.com
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