Category: Personal Essays

Personal Essays

My Friend’s Horrible Death Taught Me Sharing Stories of Loss Eases Your Grief

Sharing grief lessens your suffering. Others have lost someone they love and are grieving a loss, too. This truth gives you something rare, something precious. You feel you’re not the only one who has lost someone they love. When my dear friend died of cancer two months ago, I longed for a space made for …

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7 Things I Learned From Watching My 32-Year-Old Friend Die With Regrets

“I regret not doing things I should have done in my 20s, Banchi.” My best friend whispered to me on her death bed. Her haunting words were her last words to me. I didn’t know that day would be the last time we would talk. I didn’t check on her the next day because I …

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Gentle Love May Be the Most Important Strategy to Conquer Fear This Year

Ask, “What would love to say to this fearful being?” What do you do when fear paralyzes you? Fear’s powerful presence in our lives has been magnified this year than any other year. 2020 feels like we cannot take a single step forward without fear marching right alongside us. It’s like a black hole is …