Turning Grief into Gratitude

By Reuven P. Bulka

Book Overview

A friends dies. What do you say to comfort his family? How do you overcome your own grief after the passing of a loved one? David Kessler, top grief expert and co-author with the late Elizabeth K bler-Ross of On Grief and Grieving, explains: "Grief is the reflection of the love we share in life. This book Turning Grief into Gratitude] brilliantly walks with us in our grief and helps us hang on to that love." "Rabbi Reuven Bulka," adds Kessler, "has given us a personal, compassionate and helpful look into the world of grief." After over 35 years of consoling and counseling mourners as a rabbi and psychologist, Rabbi Dr. Reuven P. Bulka takes you on an insightful journey through the intricacies of his grieving following the death of his parents, and illustrates how one can help oneself and others to turn grief into gratitude, and offers practical advice on what to do and say to a mourner, thereby easing a lot of the awkwardness many of us face in such situations.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0973252367
• ISBN13: 9780973252361
• Release Date: February 2007
• Publisher: Paper Spider
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.5" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

A thoughtful book that blends practical considerations with the harsh emotional impact of reality.

Turning Grief Into Gratitude: Reflections and Recommendations on Mourning and Condolence is the insightful memoir of Rabbi Dr. Reuven P. Bulka, discussing how, after thirty-five years of consoling and counseling mourners, he had to confront the loss of his own parents. Offering a uniquely Jewish perspective of one man's efforts to cope, Turning Grief into Gratitude delves into absorbing the shock when the dreaded day arrives, the importance of appreciating past good times, reflections upon mourning itself, and also, practical advice on how to console others undergoing turbulent times - people mean well, but it is all to easy to say the wrong thing at the worst time. A thoughtful book that blends practical considerations with the harsh emotional impact of reality.