My essay "Grief Walkers," on the need for
kindness when people are grieving, was published today at Manifest Station. It mentions Naomi Shihab Nye's poem "Kindness."
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On the first New Year’s Eve
after the death of a loved one, grief is a morose bear in purple that sits next
to us on the couch and occasionally reaches over to claw us.
There is no late night dancing. No twirling of
sparklers. No blowing of horns.
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I lost my wife two years ago to cancer. I visit your website several times a week. For me, your site is a kind of alternative to a grief group because what you write makes me feel that I am not the only man going through this dark experience. Your posts articulate what I always feel and fail to express. I sincerely thank you for writing this blog. Please keep writing for many widowers like me out there.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Sunny, for your comments. This is the main reason why I write this blog. When I was first grieving, I could not find any resources to help me understand what I was going through, and I resolved to share what I had learned, and continue to learn, with others.
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