THE GRIEFGLOW MANIFESTO: WHY THIS BLOG?

This blog finds its roots in the losses of my life and my slow, stumbling, but steady path towards healing. Of all the resources I explored when I was newly bereaved and deep in grief, the most powerful ones were those that simply shared someone else's story. The least helpful were those that either tried to fix or change me, or communicated with such mutedness and sadness they seemed to make my own sadness worse. In reacting to such times, I came up with something I called the GriefGlow manifesto, which goes as follows. I am pleased to share it and some glimpses of my journey with you. So, the GriefGlow Manifesto: Because grief is never black and white. Because healing is hard enough without coloring everything around us gray. Because we're just sad, not broken. Because we are a community, even when we feel the most alone. Because a picture is worth a thousand words when we have no words to say. Because we don't need to be changed, fixed, taught, or hurried. Because being vulnerable isn't the same as being powerless. Because our story isn't over. Because the world is as beautiful as it is painful. And because though a little bit of beauty can't change the pain today, it may help us toward healing tomorrow.



Monday, April 18, 2011

TEMPORARILY GONE: but I haven't forgotten you!

You'll have noticed that I haven't been posting here regularly. I'm working hard on two new books, and having to use all available writing time on them. I'll be back here posting again at some point, though perhaps not until the fall. In the meantime, I wish you all a pleasant and productive summer.

My many older posts on this blog may not show here, on this main page, as its display is date-sensitive and "times out" eventually. All of the previous material is still here, however; just click on "older posts" below.
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