This post came to me today, shared on her FB page by a family member. Our family, like yours, understands all too well those difficult events that become gateways into grief, whether they be death, divorce, life-long mental and physical health issues, long-term care giving, unmet, deeply desired hopes . . . and on and on. What this 4-minute video offers simply and clearly is what I’ve found to be true, not only during my own grief journey but also through my reading, research

So, I said to my son: “It is crazy down here, Matt. There’s an electrical charge of anticipation, even desperation, in the air; it’s as if we should all watch where we’re going so we don’t make contact with any loud, loose, dangerous, live wires whipping around. Reality now equals divisiveness. I know I can’t heal the world, but surely I can say something helpful.” And Matt said: “Tell them about love.” So, here goes: I believe that unconditional love, liberally felt and give