What can we do when we are forced to face death? Do we continue ignoring it or do we weave it into our understanding, possibly creating a more nuanced appreciation for both the fleetingness of life and its interconnected nature? I find that it is this very activity that can arm us with the tools needed to continue living in a world that no longer... See more
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.