I was not “present” for my sister Susanna’s death nor my mums. Present, meaning being in a state of loving acceptance, to be open to the here and now and whatever arises. It takes a lot of work on oneself and a lot of courage to be present for a dying loved one and I […]
Space Between Dying and Death is Love. Part One Read More »
To move from grief, from mourning is to move from a place of sheer loss to a place of acknowledging the loss, and in mourning the permanence of the loss, it can’t be fixed, but also, it creates a space, in mourning, for you to make sacred the pain so that the rest of your
This poem was presented to my daughter Cassia Remy Carnell on the last day of school 28th November 2019. One last moment The moment she walks through the school gate For the last time.School shoes from Year 7 Flung skyward to the nearest power line.Abandoned in defiance, elation, completion.It’s over.I don’t need to hold it together
