I am Wonder
This is PART SIX of a series. To start from the beginning, go here. This is an excerpt from The Deep Water Leaf Society: Harnessing the Transformative Power of Grief (copyright 2008, Claire M. Perkins....
View ArticleThere’s a Reason it’s Called “Good” Friday
Even in the Darkest Night, the Sun Waits to Rise by ArtfulAlchemist on Polyvore.com (This was first published on Good Friday last year at Open to Hope) I’ve been thinking about the Easter story as a...
View ArticleReveal thy Radiant Countenance
Reveal thy Radiant Countenance by ArtfulAlchemist on Polyvore.com What masks are hiding the shining brightness that is you? In this life, we hide behind many masks. When we grieve, we often feel we...
View ArticleIs Emotional Pain Necessary?
Remembering Cameron by ArtfulAlchemist on Polyvore.com Is Emotional Pain Necessary? This is the question posed by today’s NPR piece, which talks about a recent change in the American Psychiatric...
View ArticleOn Pain and Suffering
“There’s a difference between pain and suffering. See, pain is in the body. Suffering is in the mind and it feels infinite. So maybe the key is to feel your pain and learn from it, and someday your...
View ArticleTo Weep For the World
There are days when my heart weeps for the world, and today is one of them. It began with my thoughts about 9/11 this morning, remembering the feelings of that day. The grey skies and drizzling rain,...
View ArticleJourney On, Mom
In memory of my Mom, Theresa Belanger, 8/6/22 ~ 3/18/15 My Mom was a great big Worry-Wart! She could – and did – always imagine the worst! If one of us kids was 5 minutes late, then we must be
View ArticleFairy Tale Illustrations Inspired by Dreams and Grief
My latest art project is a series of illustrations for a spiritual fairy tale I’ve written. The story itself was inspired by a dream from many years ago and a phrase that has rattled around in my brain...
View Article$90,000 Rolex
This morning I dreamed we gave Cameron a $90,000 Rolex with a broken watch band that we’d found somewhere and counted as our lottery win, our ticket forward. Yet we handed it over to Cameron so he...
View ArticleCalling an Army of Angels
In the aftermath of the violence at our nation’s Capitol Building on January 6th, I find myself feeling anger, grief, despair and a sense of impotence or helplessness. I sense and fully expect more...
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