Archive for Reflection

The Shoes I Walk In

Photography by Kevin Amos  I am wearing shoes. They are ugly shoes. Uncomfortable shoes. I hate my shoes. Each day…
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How Do I Use a Belt Sander & Other Questions for my Dead Dad

How Do I Use A Belt Sander & Other Questions For My (Dead) Dad

You love someone who's died, right? I mean, if you read or follow What's Your Grief, that seems like a…
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Hurting the Ones We Love in Grief

Hurting the Ones we Love in Grief

Confession: Sometimes, I'm kind of a jerk. Actually, I've been an especially large mess during some of the years you've…
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Life With a Grief Monster

Life with a Grief Monster

This is my grief monster. He was born the day my mother died. I was really frightened of him at first…
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Speak Your Pain

I've been having a hard time deciding what to write for today’s post. I’ve been a little tired lately. I’m a…
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Making the Same Mistakes as Our Loved Ones

Making the Same Mistakes as Our Loved Ones

It's 10:30am and the girls are still in their pajamas. Actually, I'm still in my pajamas as well. This is…
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Why I Drive a Mazda: a reflection on grief

I have been playing out a potential conversation that could, theoretically, occur in my life in the not too distant…
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The Limited Language of Grief

I have been thinking about the limitations of language a lot lately, specifically when it comes to grief.  When you…
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What would you tell your younger self about grief?

When my mother died, I knew nothing about grief. Truthfully, I knew nothing about life either. Like most, I entered…
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