by KimBoo York | Dec 8, 2013 | Atheism, Reflections
A surprising title for an atheist blog about grief, but I find both concepts fascinating. I’ve wondered for years why we need them, why we created them in the first place. I joined a friend at a Unitarian Universalist service this morning, and was thrilled that...
by KimBoo York | Nov 30, 2013 | Grief
They don’t fit me, they are too big. Which, I guess, a father’s shoes should always be: too big to fill. They are military boots, worn in and proud, and they get shuffled from corner to corner of my house because I can’t wear them, and I can’t...
by KimBoo York | Oct 2, 2013 | Atheism, Grief
A long time ago, I decided to write a book about atheism and grief. I was going to call it “The Empty Bowl”, a riff on my own Buddhist studies as well as a vivid image of grief itself. In a not very unusual occurrence, I stalled after that. Grieving...
by KimBoo York | Sep 27, 2013 | Grief, Mourning
I was linked to a great article via What’s Your Grief? blog: The Day the Man Came to Burning Man (link to LA Weekly). It’s a tear jerker, if inspiring as well. I was surprised because I have more than few friends who go to Burning Man every year and no one...
by KimBoo York | Sep 18, 2013 | Mourning, Recommendations
I was talking to my friend David recently about funerals. He is an observant Jew who had attended an Evangelical Christian funeral, and was appalled by the fact that the music was recorded. I have to assume it was a pretty terrible choice of hymns or a cheap sound...
