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Mother’s Day Reflection

It turns out I wanted to play just one more game of Scrabble

By Gaye Gould, 3 years3 years ago
Ascent to heaven
Grieving

A milestone on the journey of life

I am lying here in my incredibly cozy bed on this glorious Saturday afternoon. It is a bluebird day, an old hippie term to describe that incredible blue with shades of violet sky that reflects snow-capped mountains, when there are no clouds to interfere, just pure and brilliant sunshine. It Read more…

By Gaye Gould, 3 years3 years ago
Grieving

Happy Birthday Blue

February 6th would have been my dear friend Blue’s birthday, and is the first time in 42 years I won’t be sending a card, talking with him over the phone, or celebrating in person. I was supposed to be out west this week, back to my beloved mountains. I had Read more…

By Gaye Gould, 4 years4 years ago
Grieving

Under the mask of death and grief

The recurring theme that we are all living through in COVID 19 is death. Pandemics, by their nature bring destruction and are harbingers of death, like the Fourth Horseman riding through, which saddens and can devastate aspects of society. Viruses such as COVID 19 are natural. Caused by the unseen Read more…

By Gaye Gould, 5 years5 years ago
Grieving

I feel like the Maytag Repairman

If you are old enough to remember the Maytag repairman commercial, you will recall this highly trained, eager to put his knowledge to good use, human being, waiting and waiting for something to do, something to fix. I am trying to follow my routine of going to my office, where Read more…

By Gaye Gould, 5 years5 years ago
About This Blog

I hope that you will find these blogs helpful in how we can navigate this crisis together. Connection in a time of great disconnection is of paramount importance. We will need to find unique and creative ways to maintain connections, but humans need this especially in times of trial.

Gaye Gould
M.S.W., R.S.W.

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