The Unrequited Nature of Loss

Posted by admin on Oct 13, 2011 in Articles, bereavement, Blog | Comments Off

Guest Article by Steve Wickham At the temple, there is a poem called ‘Loss’ carved into the stone. It has three words, but the poet has scratched them out. You cannot read Loss, only feel it. ~Sayuri Narration, Memoirs of a Geisha (2005). The deepest mystery of life is that loss is woven into its innermost fabric; we’re touched never more sincerely than at the time of visceral...

Bereavement

Posted by admin on Jul 10, 2011 in Articles, bereavement | Comments Off

‘Grief’ describes the feelings we have when we lose someone we care about or something we value. It is a natural, universal reaction to loss. Grief is hard, stressful and tiring, but it is an important process, helping us to let go of the past and adjust to a new life without the person who has gone. There are no right or wrong reactions to death. We all grieve in our own way. Some...