Rituals | Sheila Collins

Anniversaries

by Sheila Collins | Aug 22, 2019 | Gatherings, Grieving, Personal Stories, Resilience, Rituals, Self-Care, social justice, The Art of Grieving, Women, Girls & the Feminine

Four friends and I were headed back to Pittsburgh from the Smoky Mountains in North Carolina, an 11-hour car trip. We were full of stories to share from our four days at the leaders’ retreat of our national InterPlay organization. Since this day was also the...

The Long View – Laughter and Tears at our Celebrations

by Sheila Collins | May 1, 2019 | Art & Life, Good Will Come, Grieving, Personal Stories, Resilience, Rituals, Spirtuality, Stillpoint, Story-telling, The Art of Grieving

Sure as the apple blossoms appear on the trees, we’re likely headed to our computers to select a gift for a relative’s upcoming wedding. My husband’s family was a bit ahead of the usual societal schedule this year as we’ve just returned from a family reunion that...

When grieving adds life to our years

by Sheila Collins | Apr 24, 2019 | Grieving, Health, Health and Wellness, Personal Stories, Rituals

We don’t know what the journey ahead will require, as we walk behind the hospital gurney with our deceased loved one’s body on board, or when we are seated at the celebration of life surrounded by the support of a loving community, or as we stand at the grave site of...

Namaste

by Sheila Collins | Apr 10, 2019 | Art & Life, Health, Health and Wellness, Personal Stories, Rituals, Story-telling

I don’t remember my first yoga class or how I even first heard about yoga. As a professional dancer whose workday consisted of dancing 6 to 8 hours most days I do remember how great the yoga stretches felt to my hyperactive body. During later phases of my life, phases...

Thinking of You and Letting You Know

by Sheila Collins | Apr 4, 2019 | Art & Life, Grieving, Personal Stories, Rituals, Story-telling

I have to be careful admitting this in some circles, but there’s a large yellow box in a cupboard in my kitchen where I keep a supply of greeting cards. (Yes, I’m a member of THAT generation.) When it’s time to help someone I know celebrate a birthday, wedding, or...

The Blessings Bowl

by Sheila Collins | Feb 28, 2019 | Art & Life, Improvisation, Meditations, Personal Stories, Resilience, Rituals, Self-Care, Self-Care for Caregivers, Story-telling, The Art of Grieving, Uncategorized

Yesterday had been a tough day. It had been preceded by a couple of other tough days and I was having trouble getting out of may own way. I feared I had exhausted the people in my life I rely on to pick me up when I start to crash and burn. So this morning, before I...

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The Long View – Laughter and Tears at our Celebrations

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Namaste

Thinking of You and Letting You Know

The Blessings Bowl

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