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The Grieving Heart: Slow Down & Feel It – HIGHLIGHT
By Alley Smith We can deny its existence, but grief is patient and waits as long as we have the energy to ignore it. Timothy G. Serban Over the years I have heard it said that every person needs to tell their story of loss and grief. This enables individuals to ... continuePosted May 29, 2024 by Jillian_Johnson
Making Friends with Death and Dying: A Spiritual Journey – HIGHLIGHT
By Alley Smith The genuine heart of sadness comes from feeling that your nonexistent heart is full. You would like to spill your heart’s blood, give your heart to others. For the warrior, this experience of sad and tender heart is what gives birth to fearlessness. —Chögyam Trungpa ... continuePosted May 1, 2024 by Jillian_Johnson
The Wild Edge of Sorrow – HIGHLIGHT
By Francis Weller Reviewed by Sara Demetry The work of the mature person is to carry grief in one hand and gratitude in the other and to be stretched large by them. Francis Weller, www.thesunmagazine.org/issues/478/the-geography-of-sorrow Grief around the loss of my mother at age 28 is what turned my mind ... continuePosted September 3, 2021 by Natasha West
Cherry Season – HIGHLIGHT
By Natalie Pascale Boisseau Note: This piece contains sensitive content about suicide. (French: [klafuti]; Occitan: clafotís [klafuˈtis] ) My love, when I look at the deep red cherries in the white bowl before me, the color of a sunburst heart, I become a citizen of the present moment. I forget ... continuePosted August 28, 2021 by Natasha West
Relating with Grief as We Age – HIGHLIGHT
COLUMN: Aging in Enlightened Society by Acharya Emily Bower Member of the Working Group on Aging for Shambhala Grief is never simple, never clean or clear-cut. It defies description, it has many effects on our lives, it has many symptoms. To name a few of these: depression, suppressed immune ... continuePosted February 25, 2013 by