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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: 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...

The Art of Grieving Back to School Edition

by Sheila Collins | Aug 25, 2022 | Community, Environment, Family, Institutional Loss, Our Children, School Shootings

Walking the dog in our neighborhood this morning, we noticed more people on the streets than usual. It took a minute for us to figure out why that was. First, we encountered a lively 4- or 5- year-old girl in a bright red dress skipping ahead of her backpack wearing...

How Art Helps Us Grieve

by Sheila Collins | Jul 21, 2022 | Duality, Environment, Family, Grieving, Past Events, Personal Stories, Resilience, The Art of Grieving

“Will this ever be over?” It’s a question we ask ourselves, each other, and the universe, when challenges and unpleasant situations persist, way beyond our patience to deal with them. In recent weeks, two different friends, in different parts of the country traveled...

Art of Grieving – Love

by Sheila Collins | Jul 7, 2022 | Art & Life, Celebrations, Community, Duality, Environment, Family, Gatherings, Grieving, Health and Wellness, Our Children, ReImagine, Story-telling, The Art of Grieving

“What’s love got to do with it (grief)?” Tina Turner sang the answer to this question in this song from her 1984 album, “Private Dancer.” “Who needs a heart when a heart can be broken?” It’s said that grief is the price we pay for love. Since we are destined to...

Grieving Personal Losses and Those in our Cultural Body

by Sheila Collins | Jun 30, 2022 | Community, Duality, Environment, Grieving, Health, Health and Wellness, History, Personal Stories, social justice, The Art of Grieving, the Big Body, Women, Girls & the Feminine

The 8 x 8 ft POD was dropped off in my Pittsburgh driveway early Friday morning. Filled to the brim with what I had deemed essential “treasures,” from the California house we were selling, I knew the drill. We had till Monday to empty the container and find a place...

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

The Art of Grieving: Tough into Triumph

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How Art Helps Us Grieve

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