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The Long Arc of Grieving

by Sheila Collins | Sep 28, 2022 | Art & Life, Celebrations, Duality, Family, Gatherings, Grieving, History, Our Children, Past Events, Personal Stories, The Art of Grieving

I awoke feeling shaky last Friday morning. It took me awhile to translate the meaning of that bodily signal and its relationship to my state of wellbeing. Staying with it during a morning meditation, the sensation developed into a subtle sadness. After a few more...

Lessons for the Art of Grieving from a Queen’s Funeral

by Sheila Collins | Sep 15, 2022 | Art & Life, Celebrations, Community, Environment, Family, Gatherings, Grieving, Songs, The Art of Grieving, the Big Body, Women, Girls & the Feminine

Queen Elizabeth’s four adult children walk slowly behind her casket as it moves through the main street of Edinburgh Scotland. Throngs of British subjects and their guests stand in respectful silence. The only audible sound–the clomping horses’ hooves on the street’s...

The Art of Grieving for Children of any Age

by Sheila Collins | Sep 7, 2022 | Art & Life, Celebrations, Family, Gatherings, Grieving, Our Children, pets, Rituals, The Art of Grieving, the Big Body

As I was walking my dog Cody one morning this summer, he started to pay attention to something underneath one of the bushes that line a communal driveway in our neighborhood. Looking over at the spot I identified a small rock and a feather, and moving closer,...

The Art of Grieving: Tough into Triumph

by Sheila Collins | Sep 1, 2022 | Celebrations, Community, Environment, Gatherings, Our Children, Past Events, Personal Stories, sports

I had been looking forward to watching Serena William’s return to the U.S Open in New York. Her televised appearance was being touted as the likely last contest before her retirement at age 40. A 23-time Grand Slam champion, Serena has changed the game of women’s...

A Return to Celebrating Life or Why attend a funeral if you don’t have to?

by Sheila Collins | Aug 4, 2022 | Art & Life, Celebrations, Community, Duality, Family, Gatherings, Good Will Come, Grieving, Personal Stories, Rituals, The Art of Grieving

This August seems to be funeral season for many members of my community. We’ve all been through a long moratorium on in- person funerals, and in-person weddings too for that matter. Respecting the danger of Covid we’d not wanted to wipe out entire families or...

Rituals to Celebrate Birth Days

by Sheila Collins | Jul 14, 2022 | Celebrations, Duality, Family, Gatherings, Our Children, Personal Stories, Self-Care, The Art of Grieving, Women, Girls & the Feminine

Today’s the day I’m supposed to celebrate my birth. This practice, this ritual, is not universal in all cultures, but in mine, it’s consistent from the first icing-covered baby face toddler sitting in a highchair, to the swimming pool and bounce room back yard...

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The Long Arc of Grieving

Lessons for the Art of Grieving from a Queen’s Funeral

The Art of Grieving for Children of any Age

The Art of Grieving: Tough into Triumph

A Return to Celebrating Life or Why attend a funeral if you don’t have to?

Rituals to Celebrate Birth Days

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