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. This week is the Hindu festival Shivaratri. According to popular legend, Shivaratri marks the wedding day of Lord Shiva and Parvati. Some believe it also commemorates the night that Lord Shiva performed the dance of primal creation, preservation, and destruction. I’ll be attending a special kirtan Shiva celebration later this week – can’t wait. I planned…
. By now maybe you’ve seen the CBS interview with Liam Neeson. There’s a link to it down there below, if you haven’t. I posted a link to this on my facebook page – so many people connected with it, related to it. Some have death dates in close orbit to Natasha and Liam. Some, like me,…
. Writing without the deeply personal is not the whole story of grief. To give the whole story, to give as many handholds as possible in the steep climb of grief, we need to hear personal stories. Each Friday, I’ll post something from my own experience of grief and love. It’s an inside look at…
. Writing without the deeply personal is not the whole story of grief. To give the whole story, to give as many handholds as possible in the steep climb of grief, we need to hear personal stories. Each Friday, I’ll post something from my own experience of grief and love. It’s an inside look at…
(title of this Wednesday’s post taken from this song by Warren Zevon.) This Wednesday, or whenever you come to this page, please hold the following people in your hearts. Send them whatever good wishes, warmth, & blessing feels right. * Nicole B. * S.S., who is living the first anniversary of her mother’s death today.…
Writing without the deeply personal is not the whole story of grief. To give the whole story, to give as many handholds as possible in the steep climb of grief, we need to hear personal stories. Each Friday, I’ll post something from my own experience of grief and love. It’s an inside look at love, at…
This is usually witness Wednesday here on the blog. And today, it still is. Check the bottom of this post for how this space will change after this week. I was reading a post over on Manifest-Station (great site, btw – check it out if you don’t know it already). All of a sudden, a…
Incessant questions in the first months of grief are so common. People want to know how you are, what “this” is like for you. People need to talk about details and practical matters, they want to know what you’re going to do now, or do next week, or next month. People want you to talk…
