by Bill Chadwick I have always heard the word “closure” used by victims of crime, particularly those that involved death. During the O.J. Simpson trial, I heard it used many times by the press and by Mr. Goldman, ie., ..”we want to get some closure to what has happened.” My 21 year old son, Michael, […]
Funeral Rites of the Hindus and the Buddhists
Uday Lama As morbid as it sounds, but that life ends in death is inevitable; the question is how do we cope with such a loss? By the way, a few days ago I came across a rather morbid web site called deathclock.com. The screen is done in dark colors and interspersed with silhouette […]
Excerpt – Introduction, Swallowed by a Snake: The Gift of the Masculine Side of Healing
Swallowed by a Snake is a book that both men and women will find helpful. A man reading these pages will find a book that honors the uniqueness of a man’s path toward healing. A woman reading this book will benefit not only from gaining a deeper understanding of the men in her life, she […]
Grief: Interaction, Action, and Inaction
We know that people need a safe place to grieve but what does someone do once they find that safe place? It’s a complicated question but one answer is that they find a way to tell their story. The most obvious way this can happen is […]
Healing Through Our Strength, Knowing Our Weakness, Part 2
I was walking through the woods the other day, completely merged with the sound of the wood thrush, when suddenly my left foot twisted under me as I stepped on a root jutting out in the path. I felt it starting to twist and relieved it by taking all of my weight off that foot, thereby […]