9 Ways to Prepare for Gut-Wrenching Coronavirus Losses Stan Goldberg April 4, 2020 End of Life, Grieving and Recovery 8 Comments Officials from the Center for Disease Control (CDC) assert--with absolute certainty--that I and millions of others will experience soul-crushing...
Forgiveness: The Best Gift You Can Give To Yourself and Others Stan Goldberg January 31, 2017 Caregiving, Uncategorized 2 Comments The greatest gift you can give yourself is forgiveness
The Best Gift You Can Give Yourself: Forgiveness Stan Goldberg December 22, 2016 Aging, Grieving and Recovery, Life 5 Comments In this holiday season, we are obsessed with what to give people we love. Few of us think about what we can give ourselves. So here is a suggestion....
Our Insane and Destructive Thoughts: Part II-Their Purpose Stan Goldberg March 12, 2015 Life Sometimes answers to questions come from the strangest places. For example; who would think to look at films to identify the purpose of our insane...
Thought of the Day. Family Conflict (Part III) Preventing Family Conflict Stan Goldberg January 30, 2015 Grieving and Recovery, Life, Thoughts of the Day 1 Comment In Part I of Family Conflict, I presented the idea conflicts often involve looking at the present through our history. In Part II I wrote that...
Let Go: Why You Should Prepare Today for Your Eventual Death Stan Goldberg January 13, 2015 End of Life, Thoughts of the Day 4 Comments Thought of the Day. Maybe it's the senseless violence of the last few days. Maybe it's realizing my dance with cancer will end. Maybe it's becoming...
Living With a Cancer Diagnosis, Coffee Distinctions, and Life’s Nuances Stan Goldberg January 7, 2015 Cancer, Thoughts of the Day 2 Comments Thought of the Day- I love coffee, but amazed when I read descriptions of their flavors and aromas, "buttery, bitter sweet, raspberry, vanilla, etc."...
La Bohème: A Old Lesson in Living and Dying Stan Goldberg December 3, 2014 End of Life, Thoughts of the Day 7 Comments Last night with my wife I attended La Boheme, an opera by Puccini showing how little attitudes about dying changed since 1896 when the opera was...
Thanksgiving and Gratitude: When Just a Little is Enough Stan Goldberg November 27, 2014 Thoughts of the Day It’s Thanksgiving and yesterday I promised myself I wouldn't think today. But I woke up, and there they were--those pesky thoughts of the...
Family Conflict: Selective Manipulation of the Past Stan Goldberg November 24, 2014 Caregiving, Thoughts of the Day As violence continues in the Mideast, people who are attacked ignore the past—only the present is important to them, as it is within some families....
When a Friend Wants to Talk About Something Uncomfortable Stan Goldberg November 19, 2014 Chronic illness, Thoughts of the Day 06/09/14 A friend I know for more than 20 years asked to speak with me about a life-threatening illness. He didn’t want medical advise. He was...
The Importance of Ritual Stan Goldberg November 19, 2014 Grieving and Recovery, Thoughts of the Day 3 Comments 06/08/14 I had the wonderful experience yesterday of performing the marriage service for the daughter of my friend of 45 years. My contribution to...
Time to Ban Some Words Stan Goldberg November 19, 2014 Aging, Thoughts of the Day 06/05/14 I was at an event the other day and politely listened to two people talk about how their friend was ruining her life. “If I was her,”...
Aging and Identity Part III: We’re Not Dead Yet Stan Goldberg May 12, 2014 Aging 24 Comments We may be changing, but we’re not dead yet. I think people who are younger than us—like our adult children—are often confused about how to react to our diminishing abilities.
Few Insights Drinking Mai Tais on the Beach Stan Goldberg January 29, 2014 Aging, Workshops and Presentations For more than 30 years I've been brought, kicking and screaming, to the sharp points of life. What I've learned is instead of running away, bring them closer and you'll enrich your life and ease your death
Leaning Into Sharp Points: Practical Guidance and Nurturing Support (Video) Stan Goldberg April 3, 2012 Interviews Simon Singh and Stan Goldberg have a conversation about...
Want Enlightenment? Think Less, Do more Stan Goldberg March 30, 2012 Grieving and Recovery, Life 12 Comments When I gave a workshop on change at a well-known retreat center, one participant told me that this was the tenth week-long workshop he attended in...
Dying the Way We Live Stan Goldberg June 13, 2010 End of Life People who were dying in the Middle Ages said their goodbyes, gave away the furniture, and just stopped breathing. The non-event was witnessed by friends and family, who, at the moment of death absconded with anything of value. Later, they might gather to either celebrate or deride the person’s life. Today, although we rarely fight over furniture, we do something worse.
Dying Stands Logic on its Head Stan Goldberg January 13, 2010 End of Life 2 Comments We often harshly judge behaviors we don't understand. They can involve someone's ingratitude, anger, or actions we label as foolish. I recently was guilty of the same thing here in the San Francisco Bay area with one of my hospice patients.
Helping Our Loved Ones Die-1: Introduction Stan Goldberg December 30, 2009 End of Life, Helping Our Loved Ones Die Videos 3 Comments Introduction. An introduction to the major themes of the...
