On Letting Go in Summer

Many of you may be familiar with Elizabeth Kubler-Ross’s stages of grief: shock/denial, anger, bargaining, despair, acceptance. Kubler-Ross identified these stages as the process we go through as we struggle to accept our own powerlessness over death. I think we go through....

The Quality of Mercy

In the face of loss and upheaval, a natural response is to pull in, close down, and wait for our wounds to heal. We feel so numb that it seems awkward or strange to give or receive a hug. We may avoid interactions...