Write Your Story: Ocean Vuong
Presented by the Leopold Writing Program in partnership with the Santa Fe International Literary Festival.
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“It is said that grief is actually love - but with nowhere to go.”
― Ocean Vuong How do you experience grief—as absence, love, or something else? Share your answer with others in line or write your thoughts here. |
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How do you experience grief—as absence, love, or something else?
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Grief is a portal for personal growth. Nothing can crack me open and render me more vulnerable to the agonizing and pressing need to confront the limits of my capacities to handle trauma quite like a good kick in the grief receptacle. If I get quiet enough, and if I ask myself the right questions, like what am I afraid of, and if I’m honest enough with myself, a huge breakthrough can occur, rendering me so much more tolerant, sensitive to the needs of others, calm, peaceful, and accepting of the situation. It’s a gift - Grief.
- Pia Solywoda |
I feel the absence with all my senses.
- Anonymous Today I learned that a beloved friend-- with whom I've shared many highs and lows in life -- is battling a potential serious life-threatening illness. And I'm not there to listen and bear witness to our intertwined histories with her. I am grieving.
- Anonymous |
