“There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside of you…” Maya Angelou
‘Till death do us part’… It has been said that all love stories end in tragedy. One person is always left behind. In the deeply nurturing environment of Harmony Hill Retreat Center join a supportive group of those left behind. Gather with others who know what you feel when you wake up at 3am.
The death of a life partner is a unique grief in that you lose the person who is the daily witness to your life. Regardless if the relationship was strong or difficult… All aspects of Who-You-Are become deeply altered.
At this retreat we will tell our stories and be heard. We will explore and share insights, ideas and wisdom in a safe space. We will honor those who left. We will allow and create a safe place to fall. And for a while… We will walk together on this difficult path.
Passionate Sadness will be offered December 7-9, 2012 at Harmony Hill Retreat Center for those who lost their life partner to cancer. This retreat will be at no cost to participants. In separate sessions at the same retreat Linda Covert will be facilitating grief work for other adult family or friends who have lost a loved one to cancer. For more information Email Leonie. To register contact Harmony Hill at: 360.898.2363.
The death of a life partner is a unique grief in that you lose the person who is the daily witness to your life. Regardless if the relationship was strong or difficult… All aspects of Who-You-Are become deeply altered.
At this retreat we will tell our stories and be heard. We will explore and share insights, ideas and wisdom in a safe space. We will honor those who left. We will allow and create a safe place to fall. And for a while… We will walk together on this difficult path.
Passionate Sadness will be offered December 7-9, 2012 at Harmony Hill Retreat Center for those who lost their life partner to cancer. This retreat will be at no cost to participants. In separate sessions at the same retreat Linda Covert will be facilitating grief work for other adult family or friends who have lost a loved one to cancer. For more information Email Leonie. To register contact Harmony Hill at: 360.898.2363.
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of additional offerings of 'Passionate Sadness' as they are scheduled.
This will include offerings for people who have lost their life partner to all causes.
Contact Leonie to bring this program to your location.
Embracing Alone. Canyonlands, Utah. | Leonie offers this program both as a facilitator and a participant:
"As with all of my work but most deeply with Passionate Sadness, I create what I seek. 7 years ago I walked a cancer journey with my Beloved husband Joe George. His journey in this lifetime ended with his last breaths at home, in my arms. Breathing with him as he transitioned has been my most devastating pain, clearest joy and most profound teacher. Since then I have shared the journey, witnessed the stories and explored the 'thrive beyond' with hundreds of others others 'left behind'. My own experience blended with theirs is what informs 'Passionate Sadness'. Why did I choose the title: Passionate Sadness? In my experience, others want to make grief equate to depression. I found it quite different. It feels overwhelmingly sad... And soul-shifting passionate. And walking (crawling, howling, yearning) through it is how we begin once again to thrive. I begin every Passionate Sadness retreat by honoring that our circle is actually double and has all around it, the loving presence of our Beloveds. This work is dedicated to Joe and to them all. Blessings Way... " |
Joe George. Beloved Always. | Sonnet XCIV
If I die, survive me with such sheer force that you waken the furies of the pallid and the cold, from south to south lift your indelible eyes, from sun to sun, dream through your singing mouth. I don't want your laughter or your footsteps to waver; I don't want my heritage of joy to die; Don’t call up my person. I'm not there. Live in my absence as in a house. Absence is a house so vast that inside you will pass through its walls, and hang pictures on the air. Absence is a house so transparent that I, lifeless, will see you living; and if you suffer, my love, I will die again. Pablo Neruda |
