Category: Grief

Writing Your Grief: Kindness

Published on November 21, 2018

“Kindness is not just about how you treat others; it’s rooted in how you treat yourself.” — Londro Rinzler I was a pleaser. I volunteered in scouts for…

Writing Your Grief: Personification

Writing Your Grief: Personification

Published on November 16, 2018

“Where is your son?”, sighed a soft masculine voice in a southern drawl. “He left me,” I replied turning to face who asked. No one is…

Writing Your Grief: Smell

Writing Your Grief: Smell

Published on November 15, 2018

My children each carry a distinct aura. I can pick out their gait as they walk. There is something about their touch when I cannot see.…

Writing Your Grief: Desert

Published on November 14, 2018

While strolling through a warm meadow on a lazy June Sunday, something ripped me into a cruel parallel universe. Darkness presses in on every side with shadows…

Writing Your Grief: You Don’t Know

Writing Your Grief: You Don’t Know

Published on November 13, 2018

What you don’t know about my grief, maybe everyone’s grief, is the raging battle within. Every action I take and every interaction I engage buffets me…

Writing Your Grief: Day 1 – Name

Writing Your Grief: Day 1 – Name

Published on November 12, 2018

I don’t have a name. I don’t know what to do. I am not the person I used to be since Caleb died. Caleb was born…