Grief is a part of every human life.
We desperately try to avoid it. But it can provide profound instruction about how we might experience life, and love, more deeply.
Grief can be profoundly disorienting and traumatic. Yet it can also open our hearts, strengthening our empathy and affection for other people—and our compassion. It may even open us to new forms of joy.
About the Author
Bryan Welch has a 40-year entrepreneurial career, mostly in businesses with strong commitments to social and environmental responsibility. He is the former chief executive of Mother Earth News, Mindful magazine and the Utne Reader among other companies.