tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3534240.post5640116874493038606..comments2024-03-14T15:52:06.924-07:00Comments on Chicken Blog: Country RoadsNatalie, the Chickenbloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07424213130274740719noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3534240.post-53150548937764908562021-09-13T08:55:37.727-07:002021-09-13T08:55:37.727-07:00You and I are Autumn Sisters, always ready for dap...You and I are Autumn Sisters, always ready for dappled light and a good downpour! I love it!<br />Grief is an individual, personal journey, but I think we are also in a cultural transition where we don't have the same built in traditions around death and mourning, especially if we aren't strongly connected with a church, religion. The old ways helped create cushions, and space for grief, and gave us guideposts through otherwise strange lands. As society becomes more respectful of emotional expression, and stages of mental health in transition periods, I think we are going to be looking for more ways or new ways of stating: 'I am in mourning,' or 'This is a new stage in my life.' Recently, I've been through large, significant life transitions, with family deaths, illnesses, and trauma, but I haven't had any (or very few) means of ceremonially, or 'officially' recognizing, acknowledging and processing, and I think it has been detrimental. I respect and appreciate that you openly seek a path with grief, through grief. You make it easier for the rest of us to at least consider that this is real, good, helpful, necessary. <br />Natalie, the Chickenbloggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07424213130274740719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3534240.post-70688895379247554522021-09-12T17:01:05.888-07:002021-09-12T17:01:05.888-07:00It really has been an odd summer - and like you, I...It really has been an odd summer - and like you, I've really, really enjoyed it. <br /><br />I can't tell you how happy it made me to your pencil turning to ink drawing. Having a fellow artists community is so valuable, isn't it? And, thank you for finding value in my grief journey sharing. It's been necessary for me and I hope that others are, even though none of us have identical journies, able to get something for themselves from it. <br /><br />And the blue in your painting is so delicious. I love the palette you created--- it's all just so nurturing.<br /><br />And your bike rides -- longer and longer! That's a lovely happening! :) You two are goodness.<br /><br />I love your blogging trails... thanks for inviting all of us along.Janecehttp://www.noordinarymoment.com/blognoreply@blogger.com