Between the irises transplanted from her garden blooming and refinishing her tool chest, my mom is here in spirit. She was a complicated human, but she sure knew plants and antiques, and she taught me about them.
I hope I get to feeling less complicated about her. I guess that hope -wanting to hold what was good and let it be larger than the painful stuff- is what love is right now.

#GriefWork

I'm contemplating putting something together for Jan 20. I want to have a gathering that day for like-minded folks to chat about ways to keep our hearts and humanity intact in the coming years. I'll include WTR, mindfulness, grief and grounding practices. I think firming our commitment to community right now is the way forward. I'd love to hear your thoughts. Is this something you would attend? #workthatreconnects #GriefWork #climate #climateaction #community #resilience

This is mostly copypasted from my other #introduction post, since I think it's the bestest one I've written thus far :)

I'm a #writer. I like to write about #grief, #QueerIdentity, #hope, #praxis, and #harm + #reciprocity. (my websites are in my links!)

I have trained as a #DeathDoula, and I engage in #GriefWork & #DeathWork with and for my best beloveds: the #LGBTQIA2S+ community.

In my spare time you can find me hyperfocusing on whatever it is that I can't stop thinking about. I love a new game, a new favorite song, a new project management solution, and thinking about my chosen family and intentional community.

I'm #pagan, I am training in an old mystery tradition of pre-Gardnerian British traditional #witchcraft. We are from a long time ago and we are doing what it takes to support, love, and keep safe the people in our communities.

I will always fight for your right to #choose. I believe this right is a fundamental human gift.

This is mostly copypasted from my other #introduction post, since I think it's the bestest one I've written thus far :)

I'm a #writer. I like to write about #grief, #QueerIdentity, #hope, #praxis, and #harm + #reciprocity. (my websites are in my links!)

I have trained as a #DeathDoula, and I engage in #GriefWork & #DeathWork with and for my best beloveds: the #LGBTQIA2S+ community.

In my spare time you can find me hyperfocusing on whatever it is that I can't stop thinking about. I love a new game, a new favorite song, a new project management solution, and thinking about my chosen family and intentional community.

I'm #pagan, I am training in an old mystery tradition of pre-Gardnerian British traditional #witchcraft. We are from a long time ago and we are doing what it takes to support, love, and keep safe the people in our communities.

I will always fight for your right to #choose. I believe this right is a fundamental human gift.

The Shocking Truth: Can Family Therapy Backfire and Make Things Worse?

https://lifecounselingorlando.com/can-family-therapy-make-things-worse/

#therapist #traumarecovery #healthyboundaries #griefsupport #childloss #consciousvibrancy #selfhealer #griefandloss #copingskills #lifeafterloss #grievingprocess #widow #bookrelease #rockvillemd #signdesign #griefcoach #griefwork #talkaboutgrief #griefprocess #grievingquotes

While grieving, I remembered this exchange. https://medium.com/know-thyself-heal-thyself/conversation-with-an-ghost-a9fd6de2294?sk=c8380f13bc1b3f5a98509e3f07bcf5e1

#writing #griefwork

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#BLABBERMOUTH
PANTERA's PHILIP ANSELMO Offers Advice On How To Cope With 'Post-Halloween Blues'

https://blabbermouth.net/news/panteras-philip-anselmo-offers-advice-on-how-to-cope-with-post-halloween-blues

#PostHalloweenBlues #PhilipAnselmo #Pantera #MentalHealth #MindfulManagement #GriefWork #StressManagement #RelaxationTherapies #SocialSupport

I'm here to do an #introduction post since my nicest one went down in flames when firefish.lgbt disappeared, god rest her soul

I'm a #writer. I like to write about #grief, #QueerIdentity, #hope, #praxis, and #harm + #reciprocity. (my websites are in my links!)

I have trained as a #DeathDoula, and I engage in #GriefWork & #DeathWork with and for my best beloveds: the #LGBTQIA2S+ community.

In my spare time you can find me hyperfocusing on whatever it is that I can't stop thinking about. I love a new game, a new favorite song, a new project management solution, and thinking about my chosen family and intentional community.

I'm #pagan, I am training in an old mystery tradition of pre-Gardnerian British traditional #witchcraft. We are from a long time ago and we are doing what it takes to support, love, and keep safe the people in our communities.

I will always fight for your right to #choose. I believe this right is a fundamental human gift.

#Introduction time at the newly-rebranded #FirefishLGBT server! 🎉

(you can read this on my profile too, I keep tweaking it here and there when I remember to add or change a thing)

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Thinker of profound thoughts & also shitposts.

#Trans #Non-Binary #GenderQueer. #Neurodivergent #Writer. #Disabled with #ChronicIllness #MCAS #EDS #POTS.

I write about #QueerIdentity, #Death, #Hope, #Praxis, & #SongLyrics at the Infinite at https://nixkelley.com. My inspiration to write usually comes when songs and poetry remind me what is true.

I currently live on Anishinaabeg land in what is called Michigan, in the lower half of the mitten, between the Great Lakes.

I am a trained #DeathDoula. I engage in #DeathWork and #GriefWork for my community, using a reciprocity model rather than a capitalist structure. I write Paths That Lead Home, essays for the dying and their loved ones. You can sign up for it at https://everonandon.com, my deathwork website.

I'm currently training in a pre-Gardnerian Celtic oathbound lineaged oral mystery tradition of #BritishTraditionalWitchcraft. I serve the community wherever I live (and wherever I can travel digitally), as a layperson for now and as clergy once I reach an appropriate level of training.

I am a #pagan #polytheist and #animist. I live in an intentional community with my #ChosenFamily, and we are learning how to do this as we go, taking inspiration from indigenous Celtic tribe-based communal living.

I'm a #gamer. My current rotation of PC games is #IXION, #MaskOfTheRose, #OxygenNotIncluded, & #LOTRO. I have a deep love for #DeathStranding #Fallout4 #ESO #Skyrim & #Frostpunk. On the Switch, I'm playing #CozyGrove #OregonTrail & #NotTonight.

I'm a #knitter & my Ravelry profile is https://ravelry.com/people/nixkelley

I am a #polyam person and I currently have two partners. I watch queer media whenever possible. I love ridiculous #paranormal media. My favorite kind of humor is dark.

#AltText is the rule: my avatar is a selfie I took, framing my face and one of my tattooed arms. I have pale skin and in this photo my hair is dark.

I was at a funeral last week where the person conducting it referred to us - all of the people who knew the person who had died - as their eulogy, more than any words could possibly be.

That idea felt beautiful and profound and true and I keep thinking about it. 💜

#Grief #GriefWork #Loss #Death

Review this week's Daily Meditations: Week of 11/28-12/3: #GriefWork, #DeepEcumenism, and Honoring #Winter’s #Darkness

https://dailymeditationswithmatthewfox.org/2022/12/04/week-of-11-28-12-3-grief-work-deep-ecumenism-and-honoring-winters-darkness/

An altar

Fallen rhododendron blossoms
Fallen acorn tops
Beauty
Peace
From the fallen
For the fallen

#florespondance #altar #nature #griefwork