“In grief it is often that at first the pain of separation is in the mind – thoughts of the departed, fantasies, conversations, and memories. The relationship, still in form, conflagrates the mind…But eventually the grief opens into the heart, and the individual is not so much experienced as a separ...

The attitude towards grief in mainstream America is often one of impatience. Many of us are uncomfortable with acknowledging our emotions, especially the negative ones. If you think about it, grief is just downright inefficient. Grief gets in the way of “business as usual,” because it’s the reaction...

“Even as the stone of the fruit must break, that its heart may stand in the sun, so must you know pain.

And could you keep your heart in wonder at the daily miracles of your life your pain would not seem less wondrous than your joy;

And you would accept the seasons of your heart, even as you have ...