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Where the Mind is Without Fear ~ A Poem by Tagore

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Where the Mind is Without Fear

Tagore

Where the mind is without fear and the head is held high
Where knowledge is free
Where the world has not been broken up into fragments
By narrow domestic walls
Where words come out from the depth of truth
Where tireless striving stretches its arms towards perfection
Where the clear stream of reason has not lost its way
Into the dreary desert sand of dead habit
Where the mind is led forward by thee
Into ever-widening thought and action
Into that heaven of freedom, my Father, let my country awake.

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Love ~ A Poem by James Russell Lowell

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Love

James Russell Lowell

Our love is not a fading earthly flower:
Its wingèd seed dropped down from Paradise,
And, nursed by day and night, by sun and shower,
Doth momently to fresher beauty rise.
To us the leafless autumn is not bare,
Nor winter’s rattling boughs lack lusty green:
Our summer hearts make summer’s fulness where
No leaf or bud or blossom may be seen:
For nature’s life in love’s deep life doth lie,
Love,—whose forgetfulness is beauty’s death,
Whose mystic key these cells of Thou and I
Into the infinite freedom openeth,
And makes the body’s dark and narrow grate
The wide-flung leaves of Heaven’s palace-gate.

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Love ~ A Poem by Sir Walter Scott

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Love

Sir Walter Scott

In peace, Love tunes the shepherd’s reed;
In war, he mounts the warrior’s steed;
In halls, in gay attire is seen;
In hamlets, dances on the green.
Love rules the court, the camp, the grove,
And men below and saints above;
For love is heaven, and heaven is love.

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Nature ~ A Poem by Emily Dickinson

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Nature

Emily Dickinson

“Nature” is what we see—
The Hill—the Afternoon—
Squirrel—Eclipse— the Bumble bee—
Nay—Nature is Heaven—
Nature is what we hear—
The Bobolink—the Sea—
Thunder—the Cricket—
Nay—Nature is Harmony—
Nature is what we know—
Yet have no art to say—
So impotent Our Wisdom is
To her Simplicity.

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Finding Peace in Silence: A Grief Journey Inspired by Eric Clapton’s ‘Tears in Heaven

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Listen to my Podcast, Journey from Grief to Healing, Episode 123 on your favorite podcasting app or click here for Episode 123 

Episode 123: Finding Peace in Silence and Music

Welcome to Episode 123 of the Journey from Grief to Healing Podcast.

In this heartfelt episode, we delve into the profound questions that often accompany grief: “Why did it happen?” As I recount my personal journey while my wife Babe was in hospice, I explore the intense emotions and the silence that followed my questions. Through this silence, I discovered that answers were always present, waiting for me to find peace.

In this episode, I share how finding personal peace allowed me to hear the lessons that silence offered. I reflect on the importance of discovering meaning in suffering and transforming that meaning into positive action. This journey is a shared experience for many who grieve.

We also draw inspiration from Eric Clapton, who faced a similar journey of grief after the tragic loss of his four-year-old son, Conor. Clapton channeled his grief into the poignant song “Tears in Heaven,” finding healing and happiness through music. His story and the lyrics of “Tears in Heaven” resonate deeply with the process of healing from loss.

Join us as we explore:

  • The power of silence in the grieving process
  • Finding personal peace amid intense emotions
  • The healing influence of music
  • Eric Clapton’s journey through grief and his song “Tears in Heaven”

Together, we find strength and hope, knowing we are not alone in our grief. Let’s carry the memories of our loved ones with us and continue to find meaning and healing in our journey.

Keywords: grief journey, healing from loss, finding peace, silence in grief, Eric Clapton, Tears in Heaven, personal peace, grieving process, healing through music

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Today’s Poem ~ Cloths of Heaven

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Cloths of Heaven

W. B. Yeats

Had I the heavens’ embroidered cloths,
Enwrought with golden and silver light,
The blue and the dim and the dark cloths
Of night and light and the half light,
I would spread the cloths under your feet:
But I, being poor, have only my dreams;
I have spread my dreams under your feet;
Tread softly because you tread on my dreams.

 

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Today’s Poem ~ Going to Heaven

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Going to Heaven

Emily Dickinson

GOING to heaven!
I don’t know when,
Pray do not ask me how, –
Indeed, I ‘m too astonished
To think of answering you!
Going to heaven! –
How dim it sounds!
And yet it will be done
As sure as flocks go home at night
Unto the shepherd’s arm!

Perhaps you ‘re going too!
Who knows?
If you should get there first,
Save just a little place for me
Close to the two I lost!
The smallest ‘robe’ will fit me,
And just a bit of ‘crown’;
For you know we do not mind our dress
When we are going home.

I ‘m glad I don’t believe it,
For it would stop my breath,
And I ‘d like to look a little more
At such a curious earth!
I am glad they did believe it
Whom I have never found
Since the mighty autumn afternoon
I left them in the ground.

 

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Today’s Poem ~ A Vessel Unfilled

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A Vessel Unfilled

Lao Tzu

It is better to leave a vessel unfilled, than to attempt to
carry it when it is full. If you keep feeling a point that has been
sharpened, the point cannot long preserve its sharpness.

When gold and jade fill the hall, their possessor cannot keep them
safe. When wealth and honours lead to arrogancy, this brings its evil
on itself. When the work is done, and one’s name is becoming
distinguished, to withdraw into obscurity is the way of Heaven.

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Today’s Inspiration ~ Practice Kindness

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Practice kindness all day to everybody and you will realize you’re already in heaven now.

~ Jack Kerouac

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