Thank You, I’ll Miss You, Good-Bye
Our relationship started, as all great relationships do, with no thought about the ending. It was 1996 and I had recently initiated a series of good-byes. I left the religion […]
Malaysia Flight 370 – Time Trumps Honorable Closure
The other day someone asked me how families from the missing Malaysia flight could have Honorable Closure. “It’s way too soon for that, I said.” Now is a time for […]
Grief Has No Timeline
This weekend I realized I have been feeling a low-grade melancholy, a heaviness of heart that cannot be attributed to the winter blues. (I live in draught-stricken California where winter […]
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What are Your Power Songs?
“He who sings scares away his woes.” – Miguel de Cervantes, Spanish novelist The fourth step in Honorable Closure is to Reclaim Joy by Inventing Your Next Story. One of […]
Suffering and Happiness Are Companions
“To see that life is a joyful participation in a world of sorrows, and that suffering is not the same as unhappiness is one of the singular blessings Japan has […]
Gifts From Tragedy
Carola’s daughter-in-law took her own life and though she was not her biological child, Carola experienced her as one. The loss was excruciating for her and her family. On the […]
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Lessons from Sundance: Look Again
Last week, I attended the Sundance Film Festival for the first time. My friend Elaine and I saw five movies (some inspiring, others edgy, one awful). We laughed, reveled in […]
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My Encounter with a Bobcat
Yesterday I hiked with a friend through the Marin Headlands near the San Francisco Bay, not far from where I live. It was a cool winter afternoon with steel grey […]