#MondaysMoments
November 7 2016
November is Time for Family, Time for Talk month – a time to have conversations about what matters most. With the holidays approaching, I encourage you to check out the resources on the Koch Funera...
Monday, November 7, 2016
October 31 2016
And here is the conclusion to the story, “Why Death is Like the Banana Tree” from the book The Moon in the Well Wisdom Tales to Transform Your Life, Family, and Community by Erica Helm Meade and Da...
Monday, October 31, 2016
October 24 2016
I’ll close this month’s discussion of how mentioning death can help us care for ourselves by sharing a wisdom tale from Madagascar called “Why Death is Like the Banana Tree” from the book The Moon ...
Monday, October 24, 2016
October 17 2016
It’s hard to understand how mentioning death can be helpful and positive. In the Benedictine tradition the monks are taught to hold death before themselves at all times. In Music of Sil...
Monday, October 17, 2016
October 10 2016
Continuing with our topic of our culture saying don’t mention actual death, it’s interesting to learn that studies show thinking of death is actually one way to care for ourselves. According ...
Monday, October 10, 2016
October 3 2016
Our theme this month is: As long as you don’t mention actual death, as long as it isn’t real, everything is alright. How do you care for yourself? I’ve heard that Europeans say American...
Monday, October 3, 2016
September 26 2016
Continuing with our topic of how rituals can help us move on when seasons change and life changes, Michael I. Norton and Francesca Gino of the Harvard Business School conducted more research. ...
Monday, September 26, 2016
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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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