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Book SynopsisEncouragement and inspiration from across faith traditions for walking with sorrow and honoring loss. "As an expression of the soul, grief has its own purposes and timing.... You can let grief work for you by responding to it imaginatively.... Grief may feel overwhelming, but that is only because it is time for you to expand your heart and make it capable of far more love and connection. In this way, grief is a pathway to a more soul-centered life.“ —from the Introduction by Thomas Moore This soulful companion for grief offers wisdom and creative spiritual practices for expressing and experiencing sorrow while keeping a life-giving connection to the past. Whether you need to grieve in words or silence, in solitude or in company with others, this compassionate guidance from across spiritual traditions will meet you where you are, helping you find wholeness and a renewed vision of yourself and the world. For use by individuals as well as in groups or counseling settings.
Trade ReviewSynopsis: The collaborative work of the editorial staff of Skylight Paths Publishing, Grieving with Your Whole Heart: Spiritual Wisdom and Practice for Finding Comfort, Hope and Healing After Loss is a soulful companion for grief that offers profound wisdom and creative spiritual practices for expressing and experiencing sorrow while keeping a life-giving connection to the past. Whether you need to grieve in words or silence, in solitude or in company with others, Grieving with Your Whole Heart provides compassionate guidance from across spiritual traditions will meet you where you are, helping you find wholeness and a renewed vision of yourself and the world. Critique: A truly exceptional and deftly presented compendium of commentaries by more than sixty diverse contributors, Grieving with Your Whole Heart: Spiritual Wisdom and Practice for Finding Comfort, Hope and Healing After Loss is very highly recommended and rewarding reading for anyone suffering a personal loss. Simply stated, a copy of Grieving with Your Whole Heart should be a part of every community, college, and university library collection in the country. -- Susan Bethany * Midwest Book Review *
Table of ContentsIndex of Practices Introduction: Grief—A Power of the Soul Thomas Moore Surrendering to the Desert Christine Valters Paintner, PhD, Obl. OSB Express—The Storm of Emotion Breathe—Finding a Still Point Remember—Keeping a Connection Heal—Reaching Out for Comfort and Strength Reorient—Finding Yourself in an Upside-Down World Walk Together—Grieving with Others Credits Notes
