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Megan Dunlop's avatar

I’m not sure how I found you but I’m glad I did. Sorry for your loss, truly. My mom died and COVID came right after so I was forced into the dealing and healing as the world shut down. I love these suggestions- local and daily and have grounded further into my son’s school community since the big loss(es)since 2019. In all the doings I gently remind you to lean into the grief as it arises. Life going on can feel like a betrayal esp during this current climate. But the processing of the love and the pain is so essential, too. I am finding “The Wild Edge of Sorrow” by Francis Weller helpful- non fiction yes and a slow read, balming the many feelings that loss uncovers, needing our gaze and full hearted presence.

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Brittany Larsen's avatar

Oh how I've missed you and your newsletter! I'm so sorry to hear about your mom but heartened to hear you had time with her. That journey with a loved one is so humbling, heartwrenching, and spiritually...I don't know. It's hell while also giving you a glimpse of heaven and the essence of who we really are.

Thank you for your suggestions. I thought of you often during the LA fires and was grateful you weren't here for that, but I'm sure you have plenty of people you care about who were affected by them. As far as staying sane, I've envied you often for escaping to France. I may show up on your doorstep one day, although I'm aware that nationalism and fascism are rearing their ugly heads in places outside the US, too.

Love to you and yours!

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