Tag Archives: Letting go

Transforming Living While Dying with Dementia

A true story of letting go of the old and embracing the new

Dying has a way of transforming living, sometimes in powerful ways. I usually consider dying with dementia a double whammy – first the existential death of the person you once knew, and finally the physical death. Letting go and accepting a … Continue reading

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In Living Color: India’s Holi Festival

The "Festival of Colors" in India teaches us about life, death and letting go.

When the moon waxes full in the first days of March, it’s an sign for Indians that Springtime is coming. And the days following this first full moon mark the arrival of one the India’s most colorful festivals: Holi. Otherwise … Continue reading

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 “We must let go of the life we have planned, so as to accept the one that is waiting for us.”

- Joseph Campbell
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