When someone you care about dies it is very common to re-experience or re-visit grief from a previous loss. It is much like navigating a map... a map of your pain and experiences. My friend's father died yesterday. He was one of the most incredibly kind, generous, thoughtful and inspiring men I have ever had the good fortune to meet in my life. His daughter Alycia was my best friend for many years. Then, she introduced me to her favorite sister Susan and I fell in love with

Dealing with family traditions can take one step at a time. Many families have traditions especially around holidays. Some go caroling or host tree trimming parties at Christmas. Some feed the hungry at Thanksgiving. My family always made a big deal out of costumes and we usually had a party on Halloween. It was my son Cory's favorite holiday and it meant a lot to continue the tradition after he died. It wasn't easy but it felt necessary for a good many years. My dear friend

When someone we care about dies the world shifts...your whole sense of the world changes. It is much like an old typewriter that shifts to another line when you hit the return. That is what I have learned and continue to learn each time someone I love dies. I just woke up from a dream visit I was having with Ken Schram. He reminds me of the old typewriter too because he refused to come into the computer age for the longest time! I would walk past his office and hear him hunt