Category: Grief
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Grief Again
On Sunday someone close to us (the girlfriend -soon to be fiance- of Brad’s son) unexpectedly lost her mother who was around our age. It brings home the preciousness of each day. While I don’t have anything new to say about grief, I wanted to write something. Some of the things already said about grief,…
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Goodbye Gorby
I was sad to learn the news of Mikhail Gorbachev’s passing last week. He was 91 years old. What a monumental life he lived. Many think he will go down in history as one of the most important figures of the 20th century. I agree. Many in the West see him as a hero. While…
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Collective Grief
Much has been written about collective grief, especially recently regarding the pandemic. With the addition of everyday shootings and coverage of the war in Ukraine, our collective grief has got to be compounded. There’s no way to escape seeing and hearing about the multitudes of deaths occurring daily. I think there’s a tangible feeling of…
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Appreciate all Relationships
“People come into your life for a reason, a season, or a lifetime. When you figure out which one it is, you will know what to do for each person. When someone is in your life for a REASON…it is usually to meet a need you have expressed. They have come to assist you through…
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I Ask Claire How I Should Live My Life
I love Mary Oliver’s poem to her dog Percy (both deceased now): I Ask Percy How I Should Live My Life Love, love, love, says Percy And hurry as fast as you can along the shining beach, or the rubble, or the dust Then, go to sleep. Give up your body heat, your beating heart.…
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I’ll Be Okay
Breathe into the emptiness. The vacant. Alone time is ok. Only be with people who feed me. No apologies. Am right where I need to be. Relax. Lay back. Be open…no need to worry, to please. Trust feelings, how I feel being around certain people. People who pull away are taking care of themselves. If…
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Grief and Anger
As many of you know, my sweet 14-year old poodle, Claire Bear, tragically died a couple of weeks ago. I’m still grieving. Grief doesn’t seem to get easier over the years and as I’ve said many times, there aren’t any shortcuts. It seems whatever’s unresolved at the time of a loss comes back to be…
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Who’s the enemy?
I couldn’t take any more of the news. I’ve been impressed and inspired by all those protesting and then conversely disappointed by words and actions of our top dog. I’m on information overload and working hard to feel calm. I’ve been meditating again, 5 or 10 minutes here and there each day, usually guided ones…
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That Discomfort You’re Feeling Is Grief
By Scott Berinato “When you name it, you feel it and it moves through you. Emotions need motion. It’s important we acknowledge what we go through. “ https://hbr.org/2020/03/that-discomfort-youre-feeling-is-grief
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Grief is a Journey That Knows its Way
There’s a feeling of collective grief in the air. A loss of how things were, the world we knew. Leaders are saying that when this virus slows down and we’re able to be out and about again that there will be a new normal. That’s a fundamental change, a loss of life as we knew…
We are all in this together 