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The Art of Dancing on Behalf of Peace

by Sheila Collins | Feb 22, 2024 | Art & Life, Dances, Health and Wellness, Personal Stories, Poems, Resilience, Songs

In the midst of these contentious and challenging times, the non-profit organization I have belonged to for over 30 years, Body Wisdom, has joined with other peace-building non-profits and artists to host Dances On Behalf of Peace, an 11 day, half-hour virtual...

Family Reunion

by Sheila Collins | Jan 4, 2024 | Celebrations, Environment, Family, Gatherings, Health and Wellness, History, Our Children, Personal Stories, Play, Resilience, Rituals

The sign that greeted visitors to the house we’d rented for our family reunion in Palm Springs read, “Welcome to Paradise.” As family members arrived by plane or auto or rental car on the various days of the 9-day holiday, the sign reinforces the notion that we were...

Pittsburgh Understands the Art of Grieving and Practices it Well

by Sheila Collins | Oct 26, 2023 | Art & Life, Institutional Loss, Noteworthy men, Past Events, Personal Stories, Resilience, Rituals, The Art of Grieving, Uncategorized

It was the spring of 2018. A group of leaders, educational institutions, and non-profits in Pittsburgh began working together to bring to Pittsburgh some of the 70 restored string instruments played by Jewish musicians before and during the Holocaust. They wanted...

Estrangements in Work and Career

by Sheila Collins | Oct 4, 2023 | Community, Duality, Environment, Grieving, Institutional Loss, Our Children, Past Events, Personal Stories, Resilience, The Art of Grieving, the Big Body

Forty percent of people will lose a job at least once in their lifetime and 23% of people will lose a job three or more times, according to data from Intoo and the Harris Poll. In being fired, laid off, or furloughed, 73% of people will experience anxiety. This easily...

So Sorry

by Sheila Collins | Aug 3, 2023 | Art & Life, Community, Family, Grieving, Health and Wellness, Our Children, Personal Stories, Resilience, The Art of Grieving

It seems an almost universal response. The person is asked about something negative that has happened, “how is your mother doing?” or “what do you remember about the accident?” or “Was she your only sister?” Next, as the person begins to talk about the situation,...

What Singer/Songwriters Teach Us about Relationship Break Ups

by Sheila Collins | Apr 12, 2023 | Dances, Duality, Grieving, Resilience, The Art of Grieving

Partnerships, friendships, particularly romantic relationships and marriages, sometimes need to end. Mutually coming to that determination is rare, but through the years pop and country songs have provided some wisdom for our grieving. In 1960, Neil Sedaka made...

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