It’s been another emotionally grueling week. We can no longer deny it. Like a seed, we are broken open – broken open to grow. Grief is the gateway to growth I recently shared this new [...]
We’ve each experienced massive loss in our personal lives over these last few months. Added to our personal loss is the grief we feel over our national casualties that keep mounting up. This week [...]
Several people said to me this week, “I’m afraid of forgetting him.” Or, “Time is passing since her death and my memories of her are passing too.” Perhaps thoughts of Memorial Day are triggering [...]
Last Monday I sat in a circle with a bereaved family. They grieved the death of their dear loved one: brother, son, uncle, brother-in-law. For me, sitting in a family circle means simply being [...]
Last Sunday was a dreadful emotional day. I felt on the verge of drowning in an ocean of emotion. It was time to “walk my talk” – big time. The day started out fine. I watched my favorite CBS [...]
This last Wednesday marked the 50th anniversary of Earth Day. The day began with this quote waiting for me… “If grief can be a doorway to love, then let us all weep for the world we are breaking [...]
Today’s news is swamped with death and grief. Unless you live in a cave, unconnected to the world, you can’t escape it. We’ve all been touched in some way. That’s why most of us are experiencing [...]
I came home from the grocery store on Good Friday and sobbed. Here’s what happened that pushed me over the edge. To cry over spilled milk… Early Friday morning I decided to get out of my bathrobe [...]
Twice this week people shared their recent funeral experiences with me. They were either the only attendee at the funeral or they were unable to attend at all. “The rituals around death are [...]
The coronavirus has changed the world permanently. Our world as we knew it is gone. So many things and ways of life are gone. We know that loss is a natural part of life. We also know that grief [...]
