Tag: grief
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On the flamingo trail…
The author reflects on her life, inspired by the nostalgia of autumn and the passing of a friend. She explores the recurring presence of flamingos in her life, from memories with her father to her travels in Mexico and Sardinia. She’s using these moments to ignite her new writing project, a memoir about her father,…
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Sitting Shiva
The author reflects on the concept of grief, both personal and communal, linking it inseparably with love. They discuss their own experiences with loss and touch on current world tragedies, emphasizing the need to grieve collectively. The author also references Stephen Jenkinson’s philosophy that portrays grief as a necessary skill for appreciating life.
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Growing around grief
In honour of Father’s Day. It’s not easy losing people you love, especially a parent. Grief is not something that ever ends or goes away. It’s something you live with always. As someone once said, you grow around it.
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Breakfast, lunch and dinner…
‘I fucking love science’ has just busted the goldfish myth! seems they actually have rather amazing memories… reminded me of a few goldfish I once knew… breakfast, lunch and dinner we called them… It was somewhere back in the mid 90s when I was living in Kiev… I was running away from a broken heart…