Category Archives: Lending Insight

“Over the Moon,” distributed by Netflix, is a colorful computer-animated children’s musical. The protagonist, Fei Fei, begins the film as the only child of a couple who operate a mooncake business. The start of the film can be likened to … Continue reading →

If you try to make logical sense of the 2010 film “Uncle Boonme Who Can Recall His Past Lives,” you won’t like it. But if you can turn off your ‘left brain’ and watch this film from your creative, flowing, … Continue reading →

“I’ll Be the Water” tells the story of a grandfather’s aging and dying through the eyes of a young boy named Joshua. The two of them engage in numerous adventures together — eating peanut butter-and-banana sandwiches, toasting with ice cream … Continue reading →

In “How we Live is How We Die,” renowned Buddhist nun Pema Chödrön explores the “bardo,” or the Tibetan term for transition period, between life and death. Life is a series of beginnings and endings; in the constant flow of … Continue reading →

Initially published in 1978, the 40th anniversary edition of “The Craft of Dying” by Lyn H. Lofland remains a relevant resource today. The book is a thoughtful exploration of sociological perspectives on the concept of a happy death or peaceful … Continue reading →

In “Grieving While Black,” Breeshia Wade invites the reader to explore the ways that grief and a desire to prevent loss pervade our world and cause division. She writes as a Black woman who was raised Southern Baptist but is … Continue reading →