weaving loss into life
Grief House Story Revolution
Sun, Nov 28
|Portland Grief House
It's colder now, and wet here. Let's gather and review, have feelings and think. Let's read stories and talk about ideas. October Story Revolution Book - Wilding, by Isabella Tree
When & Where
Nov 28, 2021, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM PST
Portland Grief House, 7906 N Fessenden St, Portland, OR 97203, USA
What
One lovely things about humans is - we tell each other stories.
It's a fundamental, difinative feature of our species. And exceptional - like peacocks' tail feathers or skunks' glorious stripe. No other animal does this like we do.
This remarkable adaptation can nourish us; it can keep us safe and let us know each other and our world better, deeper and more expansively. Like any powerful thing, it can go terribly wrong; we can tell each other stories that drive wedges and feed fear, or beautifully right; we can tell each other stories that open fear into deep knowing and complex joy, unwind danger into awe and understanding and wonder.
We'd like to spend these colder months coming together to share stories that feed us and make us strong. Let's use stories to grow brave and devoted - to each other and the world. Let's use stories to heal…