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We are delighted to host Jan Richardson: The Endurance of Love in the Presence of Grief

1/14/2022

 

February 12, 2022 from 9am to 11:30am

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“Grief is the least linear thing I know,” says Jan Richardson. As someone well acquainted with sorrow following the sudden death of her husband and creative partner, Jan has engaged the chaotic labyrinth of grief as an artist and writer, bringing poetic grace and honesty to the complexities of loss. In this event, we will be in conversation with Jan about the endurance of love, the stubbornness of hope, and the solace of creative practice in times of grief. She will share from her work, including The Cure for Sorrow, as part of the invitation to reflect on how we continue to listen our way into our unexpected, unfolding lives.

All are welcome to attend. Registration is required.
Sliding scale donation $20 to $40. 
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Zoom meeting link will be emailed before the event.



Blessing the Fragments 
The Cure for Sorrow, pg.161
-- Jan Richardson

Cup your hands together, 
and you will see 
the shape this blessing 
wants to take. 
Basket, bowl, vessel: 
it cannot help but hold itself 
open to welcome
what comes. 

This blessing
knows the secret
of the fragments
that find their way
into its keeping,
the wholeness
that may hide
in what has been
left behind,
the persistence of plenty 
where there seemed only lack. 

Look into the hollows 
of your hands
and ask
what wants to be gathered there, 
what abundance waits 
among the scraps
that come to you, 
what feast 
will offer itself from 
the fragments that remain. 

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