Grief
The greatest proof that we intrinsically need community is grief. Grief defies logic. We might live 1,000 kilometres from a loved one. Only talk to them once a month. PICTURE: Ben White/Unsplash When they pass away, your life may hardly change at all. Yet grief can then descend and obliterate your life. I know why […]
CHRISTMAS SADNESS
Christmas. It’s a great time of year. Well, for some. PICTURE: Chris Benson/Unsplash Unfortunately the statistics tell a sobering truth. Family violence increases at Christmas as well as separations, depression and those things associated with it. It seems the extra financial pressure, having everyone stuck in the same house for a week, the heat, and […]