FROM THE AUTHOR It has been my desire to assist individuals who have experienced the deep pain of adjustment necessitated by the separation through death from a loved one. Many times I have placed myself in the front lines of this work in order to grow and expand in the healing of my very own heart. I have felt pain, and I have felt the inspiration that only comes from walking by someone's side as he/she loosens his/her heart and moves with the ebb and flow of life.