grief

The Sound of a Wave from alinah 924 days old

We spent Saturday on Camber Sands. It's a childhood summer haunt of mine, but Leo and Delia's first visit. It was sunny and blissful, being on a vast ...

A whole world from alinah 924 days old

When mum died, a whole world died with her. Last week, I visited what remains of part of her world - her friends - and I took Delia to meet some of her ...

Nowruz mobarak! from alinah 965 days old

[ ... ] about my grief when it arises. Later on she looked at me and asked 'Your mummy?' as if to say, are you ok about your mummy now? Children know ...

Two years on today..(letter to my Mother) from alinah 1048 days old

Boxing Day-second anniversary of your death. We did a latihan (spiritual exercise we do in subud) for you I sang out the sorrow of a thousand deaths, ...

Grief from alinah 1169 days old

Now the rage has died down, and after my last counselling session and latihan, I am finding a way to be with the deep, deep sadness that has risen up ...