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Carlo Bloch's avatar

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<<The death happens in a single moment. The loss takes the rest of your life…>>

Also you gave us this beautiful sentence, a great gift. I like it a lot, as it is sadly, really the truth.

THNX

Marilyn Morris's avatar

I love the way you intertwine prose with paintings. It graphically illuminates the artists’ intense feelings of grief.

Nina Jade's avatar

One of the most beautiful articles I’ve read. Thank you. 🩷

JB808's avatar

Once again, I am awed by your ability to touch those spots in us that rarely get touched at all. I fumble to find adequate words to thank you for your sheer wizardry. These will have to do.

Anita Web Weaver's avatar

Beautiful! Profound! Amazing!

You captured the deep nuances of pain, loss and grief in a real way.

Thank you for this post.

llaw555's avatar

Everything you said!

Sheri-Lee Langlois's avatar

Yes, yes, yes. Thank you for this blessing of a piece. It seems that the fine crafting of words, the hypnosis of beautiful music, and the discovery of our sensitivity by seeing certain artworks are guardians of our sanity in times of deep grief. Thank you for reminding us where to go in our darkness and that we might bring a needy friend with us too.🇨🇦

Kathleen Banfield's avatar

This is worth saving. I plan to share it with my neighbors, who.just lost everything in a house fire.

Xina M Uhl's avatar

Thank you for this reminder of the beauty, longing, and grief, of life. My husband of 40 years has been gone for a bit more than a month now. Life is quiet, but I am hurt and angry and heartbroken and grateful all at once. Sometimes it takes reading something like your words to break open the shell surrounding me so that I can feel still.

Ezestreets's avatar

Beautifully written

Pamela's avatar

Thank you 🙏 This touched me deeply and in turn filled my soul….🕊️

Tavosmother's avatar

Thank you for giving us such amazing article. I really appreciate

Tinkerbell's avatar

This was such a divine compilation of truth and wisdom told by some of the greatest minds on love, suffering, grief…signifying the depth of human connections and how they have the power to transform us in unimaginable ways.

llaw555's avatar

My first comment was about my experience. I also want to add that your writing on all subjects, moves me deeply. Thank you, James.