Childhood Bereavement – When A Parent Dies
I recently heard a story about a girl whose mother had died. The girl was 12 and was described as being stoic. Whenever I am told that a bereaved person…
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What Two Men In Their 90s Taught Us About Happiness
Bernard, our upstairs neighbor, had just turned 94 (years old!) when he first began to learn how to use a desktop computer. He would send us an email every weekday…
A Homage To My Nephew: How Death Brings Us Closer To Truly Living Life
I’m on a plane heading back from my 15-year-old nephew’s funeral. He died a day shy of his 16th birthday. I am one of those fortunate individuals who never experienced…
The First Frontier, The Last Mystery
I was gut punched, sucker punched. When I least expected it, a ton of bricks fell and they kept falling. I staggered through the day and more would fall. Maybe…