Rituals | Sheila Collins

Thanksgiving and Covid19

by Sheila Collins | Nov 26, 2020 | Art & Life, Celebrations, Environment, Family, Gatherings, History, Our Children, Personal Stories, Rituals

It’s the day before Thanksgiving and I’m looking out my back-patio window at this morning’s rather muddy Allegheny River. The stillness I’m surveying matches a deep stillness in me, a gift Covid19 has granted me. It’s slowed me down these past nine months. It’s...

Finding Social Connection Using Posters, Microphones and Facemasks

by Sheila Collins | Jul 15, 2020 | Art & Life, Community, Family, Gatherings, Our Children, Past Events, Personal Stories, ReImagine, Rituals

The soon to be 8-year-old held her handmade poster up to the camera proudly, its colorful bold letters proclaiming her fondest wish. The setting wasn’t a protest march, though that may be where she got the idea. It was my family-on-zoom birthday party arranged by my...

We Did It Before and We Can Do It Again

by Sheila Collins | Apr 23, 2020 | Health and Wellness, Our Children, Past Events, Personal Stories, Resilience, Rituals, Story-telling, The Art of Grieving

Remembering prior successes helps keep our hope alive throughout a tough challenge. When the U.S. entered World War II they did so accompanied by the song, “We did it before and we can do it again!” A children’s cartoon of the song shows uniformed mice marching past a...

Radical Self-Care for Front Line Caregivers and Those who Love Them

by Sheila Collins | Apr 16, 2020 | Good Will Come, Health and Wellness, Institutional Loss, Personal Stories, Resilience, Rituals, Self-Care, Self-Care for Caregivers, Stillpoint, The Art of Grieving

I was on an airplane a few years ago when a flight attendant made the following announcement, “We have several members of the United States Armed Forces on board today so let’s let them know how much we thank them for their service.” Most everyone on board looked...

Radical Self-Care Published April 2nd, 2020

by Sheila Collins | Apr 16, 2020 | Good Will Come, Health and Wellness, Resilience, Rituals

I woke up a couple of days ago with a swollen itchy left upper arm and determined it must have happened from a spider bite during the night. Since this was the second such incident in a week, (the first was a red itchy spot on the back of my neck) it was clear –in...

Revisiting The Power of Anniversaries

by Sheila Collins | Oct 30, 2019 | Art & Life, Good Will Come, Grieving, Institutional Loss, Past Events, Personal Stories, Resilience, Rituals, Self-Care for Caregivers, social justice, Spirtuality, The Art of Grieving

When I awoke last Sunday morning I knew it was the day – the one year anniversary of the mass shooting at the Tree of Life Synagogue in my hometown of Pittsburgh PA. Eleven people lost their lives and several others were seriously injured in the worst...

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Thanksgiving and Covid19

Finding Social Connection Using Posters, Microphones and Facemasks

We Did It Before and We Can Do It Again

Radical Self-Care for Front Line Caregivers and Those who Love Them

Radical Self-Care Published April 2nd, 2020

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