August 30th is National Grief Awareness Day. It has great personal meaning for me because it was 25 years ago this past weekend that I found out my Dad was terminally ill with cancer. He chose to tell his kids himself by phone as we could hear the tears in his voice and as his throat caught. I always connect this grief with the tragic death of Princess Diana – finding out about both on almost the same day.
I am going through neck, midback, and lower back pain right now which has been manifesting for at least eight months in various forms. I believe that there is a connection between the grief I have experienced throughout a lifetime for many different kinds of loss and the all-consuming pain in my back. And yet, I also believe this back pain provides me with the opportunity to help heal the pain and trauma of these many kinds of loss physically, emotionally, mentally, and spiritually. For this, I am grateful.
Love of Daddy & Carolyn
Carolyn & Bella bringing comfort to each other in illness
Nature help heals our wounds
The amazing unconstitutional love of a grandmother and her granddaughter who she adopted. Suz & Jazz
