All of us belong to different tribes that give us identity and meaning, but this lesson tells us we are more than our different tribes
All of us belong to different tribes that give us identity and meaning, but this lesson tells us we are more than our different tribes
Last week, a family member passed away. While we came together to celebrate the tremendous impact of his life, death always hurts.
Death also always makes me contemplate three things:
1. The privilege of community;
2. Whether I’ve sufficiently upskilled my children at life so they’ll be OK if I died tomorrow; and
After my dad died, I tried to cope by keeping busy: a day job, a side hustle, socialising and working out. But I kept bursting…
Mum taught us to stay kind and honest, even when things were hard. Now I feel her presence in choices that don’t feel easy, but…
We drag around our brokenness in the same container as our holiness.
I felt peace flood over me as I realised I no longer needed to seek validation from others. Rather than saying yes to everything,…
Since my mum died, family photos can be painful to look at. But this one of me and my brother is a reminder we still have each…
Connecting with the dead doesn’t require Ouija boards or mediums, writes Julie Wittes Schlack. It can be a form of companionship,…
