We treat grief as something reserved for death alone, when in truth we live with it every day — in our endings, our beginnings, and every choice in between.
This is why our grief capacity stays so fragile. We keep skipping funerals for our own lives.
I find myself grieving so much that is happening in the world right now - the loss of what I thought this country was, our democratic institutions, our climate, leaders that believe in public services, our foreign policy, the fires and beloveds affected more directly by them…
And this grief has been top of mind, as... See more