“I’ve learned that grief can be a slow ache that never seems to stop rising, yet as we grieve, those we love mysteriously become part of who we are. In this way, grief is yet another song the heart must sing to open the gate of all there is.” – Mark Nepo The Book of Awakening
When I first experienced grief when my father passed, my six-year-old heart closed, becoming aloof and detached from my emotions in many ways. When my mother passed, my 24-year-old heart began opening up. When my wife passed, the heart of my 45-year-old self raptured in openness, loving more, feeling more, and appreciating people and time more. I carry my loved ones in my song and in the expansiveness of life.
This and That 