death

  • Beyond the Mind.

    In Proof of Heaven, Eben Alexander writes, "When it came to Near Death Experiences, there are there basic camps.  There were the believers; either people who had undergone an NDE themselves or who simply found such experiences easy to accept.… Continue reading

  • Living Life.

    Today I was able to see the overall appearance of being broken and being the only repairman to fix me.  To see my life like a broken clock, and have the clock actually doing the repairs while still telling time,… Continue reading

  • Hand and Hand.

    All changes, even the most longed for, have their melancholy; for what we leave behind us is a part of ourselves; we must die to one life before we can enter another. ~Anatole France Somehow I missed the melancholy of… Continue reading

  • Mismatched Lives

    I will not presume what grief of losing a love one in death is, but I feel like I can articulate the grief felt when leaving a family. It is an odd sense of grief, almost self-inflicted, where you purposefully… Continue reading

  • When Death Comes, by Mary Oliver

    When death comes like the hungry bear in autumn; when death comes and takes all the bright coins from his purse to buy me, and snaps the purse shut; when death comes like the measles-pox when death comes like an… Continue reading

  • A Mother who Walks in Reality.

    Last night I read, “Hannah’s Gift” by Maria Housden, Lessons from a Life Fully Lived.    What a great gift they gave each other as they bravely faced life as it unfolded for each of them, in truth.   For… Continue reading

  • Bridge of Understanding.

    “Do you think his death will bring the other’s closer” was a comment I heard to today.   I know that this sentiment is common and that many believe that time will erase all wounds and death is a reminder… Continue reading

  • No One Can Do It For You.

    I first heard about the five stages of grief in Forgiveness from Connie Domino and her book “The Law of Forgiveness,” which I have not read, yet.   I heard her in a conversation about how feelings and thoughts have… Continue reading