Tag: grief
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Grief touches us all
~a pondering (from last night)~ Pulling up to the intersection, I was stopped by the red light. The north wind blew so strong the flag in front of the church was held in a perfect upright position. That’s when I noticed the bird. Just higher than the flag, off to the right. Wings spread wide.…
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The Mirror
“I’m furious! This was forced upon me.”Look in the mirror. “I’m angry! This was forced upon me.”Look in the mirror. “I’m disappointed! This was forced upon me.”Look in the mirror. Reluctantly, I obey.Locking eyes with my reflection,I can see. I’m tired of carrying so much weight;burdened by loss, sadness, despair. Like a veil lifting from…
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Book Release: Beauty of the Slow Drip
It’s been about a year and I realized I never made an announcement about the release of my most recent book, a collection of poetry and prose – Beauty of the Slow Drip: a journey of loss, grief, and healing. This was probably due in part because the day after it went to print another…
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The Process
grief, the processof learning to let goovercoming, the processof doing so once you’ve learned what you wereto learn, death’s grip will be no moreit will evaporate like the miston a warming morn you will be liberatedyou will be freewith insight givenyou will see revelation rekindlesthe light withindeath is the way, not the end -akw- ___©2024…
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unchanging & true
as the butterfly fluttersaround, reflecting its beautyamidst the garden so too, can we absorbthe beauty ofthe highs and lows in life that which you loveyou will, in time, need to let goand the loss will deeply sting but with love, releaseand appreciate what has beentrusting what will be letting go sets one freeto love again,…
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Always With You
~ a vignette ~ Hues of pink and purple, yellow and orange rise above the horizon, displacing the darkness of night. The twinkling lights fade into the brightness. Everything we were, everything we had, like that shining sun. Even on rainy days we danced. Life may have taken us to unexpected places, but love always…
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A Psalm
sweet releasethat is deathfor those who know because all endingsare beginningsthis is eternity sleep to wakewake to sleepfor most but the few wholive awake knowdeath is no more and this awarenessenlivens the experienceof the earthly realm forever changeddivine sparks bringheaven down lighting the worldso others can seethis is reality Oneness isall there isbe still and…
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A more wholistic* path
What. A. January. I love the start of a new year—a representation of new beginnings. One month down, eleven to go before we circle back and do it all over again, from a more expansive perspective. The balance of resting in peace and overflowing actions of love brings the enjoyment of life. With enthusiasm I…
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Love is calling
In quiet contemplation,I stare at the sepia tones of fallen nature. I rest in knowingthat which is releasedwill come back. Tho form may change,essence is eternal.One is never really lost,from the whole in which it came. Tho you may feelthere’s a hole in your soul,and joy may seem far away,out of reach by human touch.…
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When Lost
That which makes life so beautiful,when lost, is what makes life so hard. Coming to accept this truth—that you can’t have one without the other—produces a transformation within.Creating proper perspective and understanding;they are two sides of the same coin. Learn to appreciate and love deeplyyet hold with open handsfor a time will come when you…
Angel K Will 