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I wrote this post in early June 2020 during Covid, and reread it recently.

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\"There are nights when I stare at the stars and wait for fate to take my hand. I wait for the press of fingertips against my pulse, something, anything, to tell me that I'm alive.\"

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I've been honored to sing at the opening of Mt. Hood Hospice's Grief Made Visible event each April for the last couple of years.

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Once upon a time not that long ago, the end of October brought celebrations of gratitude, reverence and honoring: the harvest was in, plants and planets that sustained life were thanked, and people readied themselves for...

","url":"https://purplecrowsings.com/musings/f/how-halloween-lost-its-roots","title":"How Halloween Lost Its Roots","summary":"Once upon a time not that long ago, the end of October brought celebrations of gratitude, reverence and honoring: the harvest was in, plants and planets that sustained life were thanked, and people readied themselves for...","date_modified":"2022-11-01T03:58:16Z"},{"id":"https://purplecrowsings.com/musings/f/stroll-pause-and-remember-your-loved-ones","html_content":"

The number of ways we can celebrate, honor and remember our loved ones who have died is unlimited.

","url":"https://purplecrowsings.com/musings/f/stroll-pause-and-remember-your-loved-ones","title":"Stroll, Pause and Remember Your Loved Ones","summary":"The number of ways we can celebrate, honor and remember our loved ones who have died is unlimited.","date_modified":"2022-07-29T07:47:09Z"},{"id":"https://purplecrowsings.com/musings/f/grief-is-a-sneaky-bugger","html_content":"

It was a snowy Sunday morning – slow and peaceful.  Capt. Jack, No Sparrows and I are both stationed on the multi-use table in our home: he’s watching bird tv out the bay window and I’m happily planted with my calculator...

","url":"https://purplecrowsings.com/musings/f/grief-is-a-sneaky-bugger","title":"The Last Tax Return","summary":"It was a snowy Sunday morning – slow and peaceful.  Capt. Jack, No Sparrows and I are both stationed on the multi-use table in our home: he’s watching bird tv out the bay window and I’m happily planted with my calculator...","date_modified":"2022-04-26T21:06:01Z"},{"id":"https://purplecrowsings.com/musings/f/whats-in-the-dash-on-your-epitaph","html_content":"

The Dash, a poem by Linda Ellis, is a familiar reading in memorial ceremonies.

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A pillar in my life died last week, leaving my longtime, beloved friend Barb a widow.

","url":"https://purplecrowsings.com/musings/f/blessing-for-my-first-day-as-a-widow","title":"Blessing for My First Day as a Widow","summary":"A pillar in my life died last week, leaving my longtime, beloved friend Barb a widow. ","date_modified":"2021-10-13T05:26:31Z"},{"id":"https://purplecrowsings.com/musings/f/theres-no-time-limit-for-grief","html_content":"

There is no designated or pre-determined end point for grief.\nIt has a timetable all its own and is as individual as our losses are.

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Our minds race. The to-do list is too long. Demands from life and those outside ourselves pull us to be busy. Time each day to quiet the external noise, stop our doing-ness and still our mind is a precious resource: i...

","url":"https://purplecrowsings.com/musings/f/a-helpful-tool-for-quieting-the-mind-and-restoring-inner-peace","title":"A Helpful Tool for Quieting the Mind and Restoring Inner Peace","summary":"Our minds race. The to-do list is too long. Demands from life and those outside ourselves pull us to be busy. Time each day to quiet the external noise, stop our doing-ness and still our mind is a precious resource: i...","date_modified":"2020-09-30T04:16:47Z"},{"id":"https://purplecrowsings.com/musings/f/i-am-the-light---a-new-chantra-to-inspire-and-connect","html_content":"

I love how chantras just come to me, little gifts from the heavens. These simple melodies and lyrics (think chant + mantra), express how I'm feeling or would like to feel, brought on by a single word or concept as I wal...

","url":"https://purplecrowsings.com/musings/f/i-am-the-light---a-new-chantra-to-inspire-and-connect","title":"I Am The Light - A New Chantra to Inspire and Connect","summary":"I love how chantras just come to me, little gifts from the heavens. These simple melodies and lyrics (think chant + mantra), express how I'm feeling or would like to feel, brought on by a single word or concept as I wal...","date_modified":"2020-09-01T20:53:53Z"},{"id":"https://purplecrowsings.com/musings/f/how-to-use-chantras-to-calm-and-uplift","html_content":"

Chantras are short, simple songs similar to chants and mantras. Singing the few lines repeatedly can have big effects on one's mood and body.

","url":"https://purplecrowsings.com/musings/f/how-to-use-chantras-to-calm-and-uplift","title":"How to Use Chantras to Calm and Uplift","summary":"Chantras are short, simple songs similar to chants and mantras. Singing the few lines repeatedly can have big effects on one's mood and body.","date_modified":"2020-09-01T20:48:19Z"},{"id":"https://purplecrowsings.com/musings/f/how-singing-heals-us","html_content":"

We've all experienced the effects of listening to music: a soothing symphony, an energetic jazz number or the cringeing effects of a youngster banging with abandon on a piano.

","url":"https://purplecrowsings.com/musings/f/how-singing-heals-us","title":"How Singing Heals Us","summary":"We've all experienced the effects of listening to music: a soothing symphony, an energetic jazz number or the cringeing effects of a youngster banging with abandon on a piano.","date_modified":"2020-09-01T20:27:05Z"},{"id":"https://purplecrowsings.com/musings/f/eagle-poem-by-joy-harjo","html_content":"

This is a lovely poem by the U.S. Poet Laureate, Joy Harjo.

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Music transforms us in a myriad number of ways, our experience of it as unique as we are. Listening to our favorite songs or performers can lift our spirits, cause us to be more introspective, or soothe our jangled nerv...

","url":"https://purplecrowsings.com/musings/f/every-time-i-sing-i-heal-and-you-can-too","title":"\"Every Time I Sing, I Heal. And You Can Too.\"","summary":"Music transforms us in a myriad number of ways, our experience of it as unique as we are. Listening to our favorite songs or performers can lift our spirits, cause us to be more introspective, or soothe our jangled nerv...","date_modified":"2020-04-11T05:48:28Z"},{"id":"https://purplecrowsings.com/musings/f/its-dads-day","html_content":"

Today is my dad's day. It's not his birthday or Father's Day.

","url":"https://purplecrowsings.com/musings/f/its-dads-day","title":"It's Dad's Day","summary":"Today is my dad's day. It's not his birthday or Father's Day.","date_modified":"2020-01-21T17:50:29Z"},{"id":"https://purplecrowsings.com/musings/f/forget-halloween-bring-on-dia-de-los-muertos","html_content":"

I don't like Halloween. Its commercialism, scary monsters, and mega sugar all misinterpret and misrepresent what this season is about.

","url":"https://purplecrowsings.com/musings/f/forget-halloween-bring-on-dia-de-los-muertos","title":"Forget Halloween, Bring on Dia de los Muertos!!","summary":"I don't like Halloween. Its commercialism, scary monsters, and mega sugar all misinterpret and misrepresent what this season is about.","date_modified":"2019-11-01T19:22:50Z"},{"id":"https://purplecrowsings.com/musings/f/a-rich-morning-ritual","html_content":"

Each morning we awake to a new day, full of possibility and mystery. We don't know how it will unfold or end or where our grief may take us after a loss. This can give us feelings of powerlessness and lack of control, ...

","url":"https://purplecrowsings.com/musings/f/a-rich-morning-ritual","title":"A Rich Morning Ritual","summary":"Each morning we awake to a new day, full of possibility and mystery. We don't know how it will unfold or end or where our grief may take us after a loss. This can give us feelings of powerlessness and lack of control, ...","date_modified":"2019-06-19T03:36:10Z"},{"id":"https://purplecrowsings.com/musings/f/radio-interview-on-until-we-meet-again-with-elizabeth-fournier","html_content":"

I recently had the honor of being interviewed by Elizabeth Fournier, author of The Green Burial Guidebook and owner of Cornerstone Funeral Services, on her new radio show \"Until We Meet Again\".

","url":"https://purplecrowsings.com/musings/f/radio-interview-on-until-we-meet-again-with-elizabeth-fournier","title":"Radio Interview on \"Until We Meet Again\" with Elizabeth Fournier","summary":"I recently had the honor of being interviewed by Elizabeth Fournier, author of The Green Burial Guidebook and owner of Cornerstone Funeral Services, on her new radio show \"Until We Meet Again\".","date_modified":"2019-05-17T20:32:07Z"}]}