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Tag: grief

February 20, 2020March 21, 2020Kimberly

Grief is not a task to finish

Grief is not something you complete. It’s a new dimension of self.

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October 9, 2019April 4, 2020Kimberly

Honoring the Death of a Loved One

Unfortunately, the sentiment “time heals all wounds” doesn’t really apply when it comes to grief. At least not for me, or my parents. Together, we live in a world that still contains my sister as the rest of it seems to forget.

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Elizabeth Hetherington | "It’s all the love you want to give but cannot. All of that unspent love gathers up in the corners of your eyes, the lump in your throat, and in that hollow part of your chest. Grief is just love with no place to go."
May 14, 2019September 12, 2019Kimberly

Quotes to support you through grief

“It’s all of that unspent love gathers up in the corners of your eyes, the lump in your throat, and in that hollow part of your chest. Grief is just love with no place to go.”

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When you meet someone in deep grief | Kimberly Hetherington | Art Therapy with Kimberly
March 25, 2019April 20, 2020Kimberly

When you meet someone in deep grief

Slip off your shoes,
and set them by the door.

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the different stages of grief | Kimberly Hetherington | Art Therapy with Kimberly
December 11, 2018August 2, 2020Kimberly

The shape of grief

At some stage, after Elizabeth’s death, I was given a three-page pamphlet on ‘How to Cope with the Loss of a Sibling’.

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I heard your voice in the wind poem
September 26, 2018October 29, 2019Kimberly

I Heard Your Voice In The Wind Today

I heard your voice in the wind today
and I turned to see your face;
The warmth of the wind caressed me
as I stood silently in place.

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December 17, 2017September 5, 2020Kimberly

Memento Mori

We can choose to meet death like a great opponent about to begin an epic sword fight. We grow in size by our ability to live life in its absolute fullness.

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The family in Nova Scotia | Kimberly Hetherington | Art Therapy with Kimberly
October 12, 2017September 9, 2020Kimberly

October 13th: Commemorating the Day Elizabeth Died

Having someone you love die feels like suddenly getting yanked by the collar of your shirt and being dragged at breakneck speed through the clouds and then gently being released into the atmosphere.

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Brown Suede Gloves | Art Therapy with Kimberly
November 24, 2014April 13, 2020Kimberly

Brown Suede Gloves

When we were little kids, on Christmas eve, she knocked on my door and smugly said, “Hey Kimily, Santa isn’t real.” I sat up in my bed, annoyed that she would say that “of course he is!” I defended.

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Remembering Elizabeth Hetherington Sailing in Beijing | Art Therapy with Kimberly
October 13, 2014August 2, 2020Kimberly

One year.

I will never forget the way my dad spoke those three words.

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