I read this soon after it posted, but hadn't words within my weeping nor moments to respond.
Thank you for "never looking away", as is evident in your mentoring of women into ethical action through MWEG, and your quiet, unbidden compassion for and with others in their sorrows.
I see the maturity born in you from your profound acceptance of circumstances -- a 'knowing' that has opened windows to sacred awareness.
I see how your longing and an acceptance of 'not-knowing' have brought revelation and visitation --Goethe's "co-mingling of eternity with time" -- the Shadow of Absence.
Soooo much more to say, but this is enough. Thank you, dear Sharlee.
This was a beautiful telling of your life and grief and healing. Spiritual visits of your loved ones, and the examples of love and forgiveness written here are so touching and vulnerable. Thank you so much for sharing this.
This made me cry. Thank you so much for sharing it. I love your encounter with the peaceful spirits of your family visiting your childhood home. I have a 14 year old son I'm very close to right now, it's his face I pictured in place of your brother. I loved the image of him reading on the couch. I felt so much empathy for yours and your mother's losses. This is so beautifully written. I wrote about my family's intergenerational pain after the loss of a child and how I grappled with it in https://www.wayfaremagazine.org/p/awakening-to-grief-in-montreal
I read this soon after it posted, but hadn't words within my weeping nor moments to respond.
Thank you for "never looking away", as is evident in your mentoring of women into ethical action through MWEG, and your quiet, unbidden compassion for and with others in their sorrows.
I see the maturity born in you from your profound acceptance of circumstances -- a 'knowing' that has opened windows to sacred awareness.
I see how your longing and an acceptance of 'not-knowing' have brought revelation and visitation --Goethe's "co-mingling of eternity with time" -- the Shadow of Absence.
Soooo much more to say, but this is enough. Thank you, dear Sharlee.
Thank you for your kind words, beautiful Gloria. You understand all this better than most. 💗
I felt this deeply. Thank you.
Thank you, Scott.
This was a beautiful telling of your life and grief and healing. Spiritual visits of your loved ones, and the examples of love and forgiveness written here are so touching and vulnerable. Thank you so much for sharing this.
Thank you for reading, Katie. And for taking the time to leave a comment here. 💗
This made me cry. Thank you so much for sharing it. I love your encounter with the peaceful spirits of your family visiting your childhood home. I have a 14 year old son I'm very close to right now, it's his face I pictured in place of your brother. I loved the image of him reading on the couch. I felt so much empathy for yours and your mother's losses. This is so beautifully written. I wrote about my family's intergenerational pain after the loss of a child and how I grappled with it in https://www.wayfaremagazine.org/p/awakening-to-grief-in-montreal
Thank you for your beautiful words, Candice. Yes, hold your loved ones close.