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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...

Grief Is Not Depression. It’s an Honoring of Sorrow. Pennsylvania Senator John Fetterman Shows Us the Difference.

by Sheila Collins | Apr 6, 2023 | Duality, Health, Health and Wellness, Noteworthy men, Resilience, Self-Care, The Art of Grieving

The field trip I organized last Saturday to visit artist Amanda Filippelli’s public art installation, The Remembering Room had fewer participants than expected. The exhibit space was designed by the artist as a way of honoring and grieving the loss of her father a...

Beginning Anew While Being Aware of the End

by Sheila Collins | Jan 12, 2023 | Art & Life, Book Excerpts, book promotion, Celebrations, Family, Good Will Come, Grieving, Resilience, The Art of Grieving

Here we are in January, the first month of the new year in our solar based calendar. Named after one of the oldest of the Roman gods Janus, the god of temporal transitions, he is venerated for being able to see both past and future. As women in this week’s online...

Hello 2023!

by Sheila Collins | Jan 5, 2023 | Art & Life, Duality, Environment, Gatherings, Personal Stories, ReImagine, Resilience, Stillpoint, Uncategorized, Women, Girls & the Feminine

I’ve been in the northern California Bay Area this week and a storm caused a slight delay in posting today’s message. High winds, torrential rain, flooding, downed trees, mud slides, and power outages are continuing to occur this morning. So, as I’m wishing you a...

Reemergence

by Sheila Collins | Nov 17, 2022 | Celebrations, Community, Environment, Family, Gatherings, Personal Stories, Resilience

My plane arrived in the airspace around DFW airport a bit ahead of schedule and began circling the field waiting for permission to land. It’s raining and after a few minutes the pilot reports to the passengers over the loudspeaker that we don’t have enough fuel to...

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So Sorry

What Singer/Songwriters Teach Us about Relationship Break Ups

Grief Is Not Depression. It’s an Honoring of Sorrow. Pennsylvania Senator John Fetterman Shows Us the Difference.

Beginning Anew While Being Aware of the End

Hello 2023!

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