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Holding Grief: A Love Letter from a Recovering Death Denier
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September Sunday
#september #fall #sleepingcats #lazysunday #pumpkinspice #pumpkin #pumpkinscones
Five important books about grief and death.
1) The Five Invitations by Frank Ostaseski- a beautiful book written by a Zen Hospice founder -an invitation to awaken our awareness of death, which in turn can help us better wake up and fully live our lives.
2) Option B: Facing Adversity and Finding Joy, written by Sheryl Sandberg and Adam Grant. This one is recommended for someone who has lost a spouse as Sandberg recounts the loss of her husband.
3) Bearing the Unbearable: Love, Loss and the Heartbreaking Path of Grief by Joanne Cacciatore, is brimming full of stories and suggestions, strongly recommended for those who have lost a child- but great takeaways for anyone experiencing grief and loss.
4) Crying in H Mart: A Memoir, by Michelle Zauner, recounts her childhood up through her mother’s untimely death. A page-turning read, recommended for anyone who has lost a parent.
5) Michael Hebb’s, Let’s Talk About Death (Over Dinner): An Invitation and Guide to Life’s Most Important Conversation- is an invitation to face head on the importance of the conversation surrounding death. He addresses both the importance of discussion regarding practical considerations, but also, what we fear, and what we hope surrounding our own deaths, and how we want to be remembered. An excellent read for anyone and in particular, a death denier.
You can read more about these books in greater detail at www.jennifermelliott.com- under the HUBS tab: Further Reading, or link in bio.
@jbrekkie (Michelle Zauner)
@fiveinvitations and @frankostaseski
@sherylsandberg @adamgrant
@grief_doctor (Dr Joanne Cacciatore)
@letstalkaboutdeath
#recoveringdeathdenier #griefbooks #grief #griefjourney
Happy 4th of July 🎉and God Bless America.🇺🇸 We are so fortunate to live here in this country where opportunities are boundless, everyday has the potential to be a fresh start, and optimism is the order of the day (even if it doesn’t always feel that way.) #blessed #godblessamerica #fourthofjuly #america #bendoldmill #smokestacks
It’s here! So. Very. Excited. #selfpublished #selfpublishedauthor #book #booklover #author #writer #myheartisfull
Here is the poem in its entirety:
i thank You God for most this
amazing
E.E. Cummings 1894-1962
i thank You God for most this amazing
day: for the leaping greenly spirits of trees
and a blue true dream of sky; and for everything
which is natural which is infinite which is yes
(i who have died am alive again today,
and this is the sun’s birthday; this is the birth
day of life and of love and wings: and of the gay
great happening illimitably earth)
how should tasting touching hearing seeing
breathing any— lifted from the no
of all nothing—human merely being
doubt unimaginable You?
(now the ears of my ears awake and
now the eyes of my eyes are opened)
#eecummings #poem #awake
Lately
#motherson #disneyland #marypoppins #matterhornabominablesnowman #california #funtimes #makingmemories
Gave a book talk today to the lovely group of ladies at Allied Arts. Shared a little book swag with many thanks to @toosweet_cakes and Abracadabra Printing for making it great. Book coming soon! Available early April. Stay tuned for more. #authorevent #booktalk #bookswag #sweettreats #bookmark #alliedarts
In parts
of the world
it is spring.
Flowers
Color
Thunderstorms
Promise
#spring #springforward #flowers #camelias #daffodils #northerncalifornia #california #iloveyoucalifornia #aeolia
What a great time visiting @mudlakestudios yesterday and the studio of @kirlygold along with her many talented colleagues. Pure whimsy and delight. I love the last picture displaying @kirlygold tools. Artists names listed in random order.
@christineibachtel
@violetoakstudio
@kfstoneware
@potterymamala
@mtsunceramics
@kirlygold
@mudlakestudios
and Titus Barnett-Gudde
DM me if I inadvertently left out a name. 💕
Capturing winter. The last picture was a happy accident. #winter #winterwonderland #snow #bendoregon #snowing #frozen
Making things Monday. 💁♀️upcycled postage stamp greeting cards…
#upcycle #upcycled #greetingcards #justcauseitsfun #makingthings #fun #cutandpaste #postagestamps
Happy Birthday Martin Luther King, Jr.
#martinlutherking #martinlutherkingquotes #happybirthday
A misty, moisty morning. #december #misty #bend #bendoregon #morningwalk
“…there is no enjoyment like reading.” Jane Austen.
Made a visit to a favorite Bend bookstore @roundaboutbooks -so many to choose from- how does one decide? Such a beautiful store!
#roundaboutbooks #roundaboutbookstore #indiebookstore #loveindiebookstores #bend #bendoregon #nwx #northwestcrossing
A 2022-2023 “Golden Hour” collection.
😊 It’s that time of year again (gush). Fresh mountain mandarins from Placer County. 🍊 Thank you, Momma Joanne.
@liveplacergrown
@visitplacer
@placercounty
@mandarinfestival
#mandarins #boxofgoodness #thankyoumom #toyourhealth #penryn #penrynca #satsumamandarin
Sunrise…awe #sunrise #awe #creative #creation #morning
One of my favorites, from Carlo Rovelli’s, The Order of Time. #love #affection #absence #carlorovelli #sorrow #beautiful #grief #griefjourney #meaningtolife
And now
It begins…
Family
Football
Fresh turkey or frozen?
Feasting
Fixins’…all of them
Friendly phone calls
Feeling full
Films at the movie theater
Friday comes
Finding a parking spot
Fueling the economy
Fishing out ornaments
Frocking the tree
I can’t think of any more “F” words.
Well, on second thought, maybe I can.
Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!
Favorites from a recent visit to the Portland Art Museum’s, Black Artists of Oregon. Loved this exhibit! 💕
@robert_colescott
#charlottelewis
#davidornettecherry
#ralphchessé
@natalie_m_ball
@mosleywotta
#jlquenton
#philomonreid
#rupertkinnard
#ebinlee
#blackartists #artexhibit #portlandoregon #portlandartmuseum
Subbing in a high school class today: Honors Modern World History. I’m correcting this recent geography test. It’s matching. Asia, The Middle East and their respective bodies of water. I’ve included the answer key for you.
Speaking for myself, I would definitely need to study up. 🤔
#worldgeography #knowyourgeography #substituteteacher #itsneverdull #notboring #studyup
And now…
a tumbleweed
rolling across the pasture
a scourge to some
a thing of beauty to one
a cowboy’s blossom
a fractal
of nature
repeating the pattern
of blood in our veins
a harbinger of winter
of shorter days coming.
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.
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I’ve been thinking about fractals lately.
#fractals #fractalsinnature #tumbleweed #patternsinnature #patterns #winteriscoming
More on this soon with the forthcoming book, On Grief: A Love Letter from a Recovering Death Denier. This quote says it all. #recoveringdeathdenier #deathdeniernomore #grief #shaktigawain
Morning walk #fall #autumn #ontheranch
Welcome to my Instagram. Why am I here? Here’s why:
To share the stories that I keep telling over and over again. To entertain, to smile, to heal, to help, to remind, to encourage, to delight, to incite inspiration, reflection, and improvement. To share good stuff about travel, family, food, conversations, places, people, discoveries, and small unnoticed things. To encourage one to explore what it means to live better, age better, grieve better, and die better. You might get some ideas- good ones, maybe. I hope you’ll feel restored, and if I’m lucky, you’ll keep reading. #grief #livingwell #agingwell #dyingwell #writer #makerofthings #welcome #memoir #grievebetter #grievebettertogether #grieveoutloud #deathdeniernomore
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