Aftermath: Paperwork and Ribbons (Grieving Futures)
The only real ongoing mourning practice we have now is an unofficial one: paperwork — death certificates, hospital bills, legal papers, financial documents ad nauseum.
Gratitude in the Void
Today in the United States of America, it is Thanksgiving, but in truth there are many things I'm not grateful for. Such as, the deaths of my parents. No, I will never be grateful for that. Thanksgiving is the holiday I remember most from my childhood.It was the...
Linkage: Death Rituals Unusual and Rare
Not much to add insofar as editorial comment, as these sometimes extreme mourning rituals kind of speak for themselves. I think it is food for thought, though, about the ubiquitous need we have to find some dramatic marker for the end of life. As...
The painful reminder of things
My friend Dallas Taylor recently posted about how we relate to the objects in our lives, all the things we cart around and store and display…
The place of anger in grief
Anger permeates grief. Yes, it is a stage of grief but it is also an undercurrent.
REC: Thinking Atheist on Atheist Funerals
Many atheists are familiar with the popular podcast The Thinking Atheist, which is an excellently produced show that covers a myriad of topics every week. Seth Andrews, the man behind the curtain, was a devout Christian for the first part of his life and worked in...
Look Where You Can
The lesson here is that grief, while an individual experience, is also universal.
Podcast – Grieving Futures: Circumstances
So, long overdue, here is the next installment of my reading of Grieving Futures.
Creating the Purpose for Why Things Happen
What I think is true, though, is that we can create the purpose for ourselves.
A skeptical perspective
Calling it a miracle is just another way of saying, “you beat the odds.” It’s a matter of perspective: one person’s divine intervention is a skeptic’s statistical analysis.
Why I hate posting on 9/11
Remembering 9/11 should not be about us coming together as a nation, but about us coming together as family.
Tragedy changes us; Patience tempers us; Fortitude keeps us going.
Lessons in grief, crisis, and recovery from 30 years of life as an adult orphan from a GenX woman who has resentfully struggled every step of the way.
