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December 11 2017
I continue with my thoughts about Silence. What Does It Teach Us?
In the Christian tradition, John of the Cross said, “Silence is God’s first language.” There is a power to silence. In my roles as...
Monday, December 11, 2017
December 4 2017
Our theme for December is Silence. What Does It Teach Us? I recently wrote an article about this for the 2017 Fall Issue of Centered magazine. I will share it with you here over the next couple of ...
Monday, December 4, 2017
November 27 2017
Last spring I sat in a circle of elders as we took turns answering questions from the Have the Talk of a Lifetime deck of cards. The cards posed questions such as: What words of wisdom would you pa...
Monday, November 27, 2017
November 20 2017
I’ve had the privilege of working with families who have had the Talk of a Lifetime type conversations. In particular, I think of one family who recorded their patriarch’s response to the question,...
Monday, November 20, 2017
November 13 2017
Do you need help getting started with having your own Talk of a Lifetime? It’s easy. Choose a date to gather your family and friends, print the Holiday Guide and begin sharing those meaningful stor...
Monday, November 13, 2017
November 6 2017
November is Time for Family, Time for Talk month. Time to share stories, remember and learn about what matters most to the people who matter most to you. The Funeral and Memorial Information Counci...
Monday, November 6, 2017
October 30 2017
There is a lot of power and energy behind crashing waves, each shape the shoreline. For many observers, there is also a soothing sound and rhythm. This is some of nature’s beauty and transformative...
Monday, October 30, 2017
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December 11 2023
I wasn’t always comfortable with the concept of, “Dare! Silence.” I grew up in a house with five kids and two parents, so silence was not something that happened often. When I began to practice a s...
December 4 2023
This month’s theme is “Dare! Silence.” Silence is very important throughout our lives, especially on our grief journeys. Silence can be intimidating, and we often try to fill it when we encounter i...
November 27 2023
To close this month, please read Anne Hillman’s poem, “We Look With Uncertainty” as you notice “something new is being born in” you while making new treasured memories.
We look with uncertainty
be...
November 20 2023
My favorite holidays is Thanksgiving. In terms of the meanings behind other holidays, I’m all in. But I can do without their hype and commercialization. So as we approach the Thanksgiving holiday, ...
November 13 2023
As I was writing this month’s posts about our theme of “Memories Become Treasures,” the song “Landslide” by Fleetwood Mac started to play. When our youngest child went off to college, this song mad...
November 6 2023
This month’s theme is “Memories Become Treasures.” In a recent grief education and support group I was leading we talked about looking at old photographs of deceased loved ones and how those pictur...
October 30 2023
To close out this month, read these words of poet John O'Donohue:
The dead are not distant or absent. They are alongside us. When we lose someone to death, we lose their physical image and presenc...
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