grief

UU Lent 2022 – Day 7 – Grief

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“But what is grief, if not love persevering?” – Vision in the show WandaVision

Weeping Willow (From The Film My Girl) Poem by Emma Jane Rae

Weeping willow with your tears running down,
why do you always weep and frown?
is it because he left you one day?
is it because he couldnt not stay?
on your branches he would swing,
do you love the happiness that he would bring?
he found shelter in your shade,
we thought his laughter would never fade!
Weeping willow stop your tears,
there is something to calm your fears,
you think death as you do forever part,
i know he will always be in your heart!

Why the Five Stages of Grief Are Wrong: Lessons from the (non-)stages of grief by David B. Feldman Ph.D.

Laying Dreams to Rest by Leslie Gatto

Adopting A Buddhist Ritual To Mourn Miscarriage, Abortion : NPR

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” When parents lose a child, there are rituals to mark their grief — holding funerals, sitting shiva, bringing casseroles. But when that loss happens before birth, it often isn’t marked. Sometimes, it’s barely even mentioned. It’s different in Japan, which has a traditional Buddhist ceremony that some Americans are adopting as their own.”

This article describes a Buddhist ceremony giving closure and relief to the grieving.

~Namaste
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