I remember clearly the last time I kissed Ron as he transitioned. I knew he was gone when no energy was exchanged between us. I was simply kissing what was already the memory of my love. Songs and poems are written about the bliss of a first kiss, but people rarely discuss the last one. […]
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Are you upset, angry, frustrated, or depressed about the pandemic and the way it is being dealt with in our country? Let me ask you, do any of those emotions serve you? When you are spending time with emotions that aren’t doing anything to make your life and the lives of others better in some […]
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Do you sometimes have an intense yearning to be with your loved one? I know I do. I’ve been wanting to be able to talk to him about all the results of the pandemic, just to hear his voice and his wisdom. Before I go to sleep at night, I think about him hoping he’ll […]
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Do you have times when you drift into thinking that you want to go back to the way it was when you were with your loved one? You think of conversations, of things you loved to do together? I know I do this sometimes, but I always come back to knowing that I can’t go […]
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My good friend was talking a walk (a few weeks ago when we could) when she ran into a friend on her way. Walking on Maui is such a wonderful experience as everything is verdant, tropical, and fresh, and the trades winds are gently blowing. Gazing across the water to other islands is breathtaking. Encountering […]
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In the Writing Through Grief group I facilitate on Maui, one of our favorite exercises is writing Haiku Poetry. I first learned to write Haiku in a writing class in college and fell in love with the form years ago. The form is so simple that anyone can write it and easily express thought concisely. […]
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In dealing with my own grief after two husbands died, I discovered that helping others deal with grief gave me a sense of purpose. I wrote a book, created a writing through grief program I held at my home, facilitated a Death Café, and created a social media platform to help people take care of […]
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When my Daddy died, my world changed. He was such a special part of my life and was suddenly gone with no opportunity to say goodbye. Every day I missed him, and everything felt different. Then when Mom died after caring for her for almost a year, I was kind of lost without her. We […]
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I had the opportunity to judge the senior student projects at King Kekaulike High School right before it closed for the shut-down. Each year, every senior student spends the year preparing their project which includes a mentorship with a teacher of their choice and with a community member, an actual product they create, a […]
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This is a guest post. My friend Sophia Leva-Marie wrote this post and it so resonated with me that I asked her if I could share it with you. I would love to hear your thoughts on this. It’s the End of the World As We Know It That chorus was definitely running […]
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