From Liliane Mavridara to Panelists and Attendees: (11:00 AM)

Happy Monday Everyone!

From sharon to Panelists and Attendees: (11:08 AM)

good Morning to all from Seattle.  Been contemplating unity in diversity.  So good to be here with all..

From Doreen Tanenbaum to Panelists and Attendees: (11:08 AM)

Good Morning from the woods of North Carolina. Coming with a open heart for all.

From Kathryn Alexander, MA to Panelists and Attendees: (11:10 AM)

Both hands are full - what a wonderful image! Good Morning!!!

From Me to Panelists: (11:11 AM)

Hello for day 144

From sharon to Panelists and Attendees: (11:11 AM)

@kathleen You understand and express the process so beautifully.

From Me to Panelists and Attendees: (11:11 AM)

Hello for day 144

From Shannon McArthur to Panelists and Attendees: (11:13 AM)

hi! bad internet today… her poetic speech is shattered - maybe the recording will be better

From sharon to Panelists and Attendees: (11:13 AM)

When one does the HeartWork it transmutes the energy.

From Diane Skidmore to Panelists and Attendees: (11:13 AM)

"I glow with joy because I cry often" - brilliant!! Hi folks xxxxx

From Maureen Edwardson to Panelists and Attendees: (11:13 AM)

Shannon it is ok for me so the recording will probably be ok

From Kathryn Alexander, MA to Panelists and Attendees: (11:14 AM)

Snow this morning!

From Diane Sue to Panelists and Attendees: (11:14 AM)

I have been graced by many beautiful smiles

From Liliane Mavridara to Panelists and Attendees: (11:14 AM)

The birds are chirping beautifully

From Shannon McArthur to Panelists and Attendees: (11:14 AM)

xxx Diane xxx I have known the glory of God’s words in my heart. Kayleen reminds me…

From Diane Skidmore to Panelists and Attendees: (11:15 AM)

There is always beauty. We just have to look for it!!

From Lucy Rieger to Panelists and Attendees: (11:15 AM)

I have found community and encouragement in small sharing groups, receiving God’s grace

From Jen Forti to Panelists and Attendees: (11:15 AM)

I was able to sing and make a beautiful recording with my friends in the backyard

From Mary Thorp to Panelists and Attendees: (11:16 AM)

The sound of the rain on our tin roof, the fog in the field, the blue between the mostly fog-filled sky.

From Barrie Gibby to Panelists and Attendees: (11:16 AM)

Botanical Gardens in Atlanta - the changing of the seasons, the grasses, and whispering trees and leaves falling like watery rapids

From Lucy Rieger to Panelists and Attendees: (11:16 AM)

remembering to celebrate and to give thanks

From sharon to Panelists and Attendees: (11:17 AM)

while cleaning out street gutter of leaves, met neighbors passing by who have never spoken before.  Deep conversations on the street.

From Doreen Tanenbaum to Panelists and Attendees: (11:17 AM)

Greeting Brother Sun which opens the heart each morning

From Kathryn Alexander, MA to Panelists and Attendees: (11:17 AM)

@Sharon - how wonderful- another gift of COVID?

From Diane Skidmore to Panelists and Attendees: (11:17 AM)

Kayleen - so special!!

From sharon to Panelists and Attendees: (11:17 AM)

Beautiful Kyleen.  Welcome Taylor

From Ken Haldenstein to Panelists and Attendees: (11:17 AM)

Greetings to all from White Plains, New York

From Malini Rajendran - Infinite Life to Panelists and Attendees: (11:19 AM)

I know that every thing is as planned. In perfect timing and always In a perfect way. I am just a very very small part of that larger beautiful design. My heart knows its mission and when it refused to know it was shown to me in the most beautiful way through pain and victory over pain. There is nothing but unconditional love in every event, in every incident and every good and every not good thing that happens to us in this life form in this life time.

From Diane Skidmore to Panelists and Attendees: (11:22 AM)

Indeed @malini. Perfectly put - especially as I'm having to step aside. So lovely to have passed thru for this moment. Love to all xxxxx

From Shannon McArthur to Panelists and Attendees: (11:23 AM)

(*Diane*) love you madly!!

From Rachel Root to Panelists and Attendees: (11:28 AM)

@malini very well said! Thank you!

From sharon to Panelists and Attendees: (11:30 AM)

@Taylor, Yes. Beautiful.  .It is transformative.
Most can't listen as they are so filled with grief themselves.

From Liliane Mavridara to Panelists and Attendees: (11:35 AM)

@Sharon, I am thinking along these lines too because if I don't feel safe in the container, I won't be able to share my grief. And not everyone can work at this level of "holding space."

From sharon to Panelists and Attendees: (11:37 AM)

@Liliane   would love to share with you around this.  .

From Jen Forti to Panelists and Attendees: (11:37 AM)

It would be the best cry ever <3

From sharon to Panelists and Attendees: (11:38 AM)

@kayleen   What beautiful work you have done.

From Kala to Panelists and Attendees: (11:40 AM)

Science and Nonduality had a whole virtual conference this last October on “Dying and Living”; all the talks are still available; much beautiful discussion just on this for anyone who would like to access and explore🙏💙

From Malini Rajendran - Infinite Life to Panelists and Attendees: (11:41 AM)

Kala. Thar was a really amazing conference. please post the link for the benefit of those who didn't attend.

From sharon to Panelists and Attendees: (11:44 AM)

Extroardinary.

From Kala to Panelists and Attendees: (11:45 AM)

https://www.scienceandnonduality.com/event/dying-and-living
Voila!

From Leo Jacoby to Panelists and Attendees: (11:48 AM)

Pushing Through 
by Rainer Maria Rilke 
It's possible I am pushing through solid rock in flintlike layers, as the ore lies, alone; I am such a long way in I see no way through, and no space: everything is close to my face, and everything close to my face is stone. I don't have much knowledge yet in grief so this massive darkness makes me small. You be the master: make yourself fierce, break In: then your great transforming will happen to me, and my great grief cry will happen to you

From Kala to Panelists and Attendees: (11:51 AM)

Also “Violins of Hope” traversed the world just before Covid, it was here through your San Francisco; music written by composers during the Holocaust, played on many of the repaired violins that were played in the concentration camps. One of the recordings is :
https://www.pbs.org/video/violins-of-hope-the-violins-live-on-nsum7e/
https://www.pbs.org/video/wviz-pbs-ideastream-specials-violins-hope-strings-holocaust/

From Malini Rajendran - Infinite Life to Panelists and Attendees: (11:52 AM)

A canopy of love to heal the sorrow.

From AMY A BLUMENSHINE to Panelists and Attendees: (11:54 AM)

What is the link for the violin segment Kayleen played?

From Leo Jacoby to Panelists and Attendees: (11:56 AM)

"Each day I go to my studio full of joy; in the evening when obliged to stop because of darkness I can scarcely wait for the next morning to come... if I cannot give myself to my 
dear painting I am miserable."  -- William Adolphe Bouguereau

From Malini Rajendran - Infinite Life to Panelists and Attendees: (11:56 AM)

As the sun sets and a new day rises. We need to move from a day of grief into a day of joy, In death of this physical form we merge with the creator. So after the 13th day after Death, In the hindu custom we never refer to the individual but name but as that which is merged with the creator.

From Kala to Panelists and Attendees: (11:57 AM)

Beethoven, when he died had his fist rises up high in his death bed! Read “The Spiritual Life of
Beethoven”

From Liliane Mavridara to Panelists and Attendees: (11:57 AM)

@Kayleen, would love that link please on the 5th symphony

From Aida Merriweather to Panelists and Attendees: (11:58 AM)

Michael Meade has a recording of the “Pura Sa Meni” song that I have used for a long time on a recording called “A Song is a Road”, available on divingmyth.org

From Me to Panelists and Attendees: (11:58 AM)

From my perspective, the occurrence and even beauty of death means that we have had the blessed opportunity to be alive and experience the miracle of consciousness, communication with other people, and the majesty of the universe.

From Kala to Panelists and Attendees: (11:58 AM)

Do others see Kayleens’s pictures?

From Annelies Weijschede to Panelists and Attendees: (11:59 AM)

yes

From Dr. Carroy (Cuf) Ferguson to Panelists and Attendees: (12:00 PM)

In alignment with today’s theme, I humbly offer this link to a brief AHP blog article I wrote about 3 years ago, titled “The Power of Gratitude”https://www.academia.edu/35267195/The_Power_of_Gratitude  It was written when I had traveled to be with my extended Black family for our annual family ritual for Thanksgiving.  We actually do a family ritual together. In the article I wrote “The essence of gratitude is that we aspire to take no one and nothing for granted. And, in that spirit, it is important to be mindful of the moment-to-moment gifts that we all receive and give.” To me, this essence of gratitude is what gives rise to the alchemy and art of beauty.

From Annelies Weijschede to Panelists and Attendees: (12:01 PM)

Thank you touching my heart Kayleen, the principle of alchemy for grief…

From Marcia Raff to Panelists and Attendees: (12:02 PM)

Kayleen, you are an inspiration.

From Malini Rajendran - Infinite Life to Panelists and Attendees: (12:03 PM)

John Donne: Death, be not proud, though some have called thee
Mighty and dreadful, for thou art not so;...………….One short sleep past, we wake eternally
And death shall be no more; Death, thou shalt die.

From Richard Buckley to Panelists and Attendees: (12:04 PM)

The Art of Grief Part One is at https://youtu.be/0B4O552JDx4

From Richard Buckley to Panelists and Attendees: (12:04 PM)

Today will be Youtube and Universe.

From sharon to Panelists and Attendees: (12:04 PM)

@Kayleen  The beloved Companion is sitting on my desk, unopened.  I give thanks for your speaking today.  I'm so inspired and re-fired.

From Jen Forti to Panelists and Attendees: (12:04 PM)

The link to Nigel’s Bach performance?
Kayleen, do you have your chat set to everyone? Not seeing links….

From Mary Thorp to Panelists and Attendees: (12:06 PM)

We made a labyrinth a few yrs ago! I love it.

From Barrie Gibby to Panelists and Attendees: (12:06 PM)

Also Finger Walks on the labyrinth at Veriditas.org - every Friday. Register for free. Welcome to the archetype of the labyrinth

From Leo Jacoby to Panelists and Attendees: (12:06 PM)

Gratitude Walk 
https://www.labyrinthlocator.com/

From Malini Rajendran - Infinite Life to Panelists and Attendees: (12:06 PM)

An experiment to do. Plug your ears and play Beethoven's 9th Symphony and listen with your body as you touch the speakers, then you will start listening with your heart. Its an amazing experience.

From Gail Linsley to Panelists and Attendees: (12:09 PM)

I am so grateful for the love of one good man - my husband - for forty-five years. Truly, I have been blessed.

From Kathryn Alexander, MA to Panelists and Attendees: (12:11 PM)

@Malini - wow

From sharon to Panelists and Attendees: (12:12 PM)

@Kayleen, for Now. and trusting that my journey has be of purpose.  moving from grief by grace to revealing wholeness..

From Jane to Panelists and Attendees: (12:12 PM)

Gratitude for this beautiful sharing today....food for the soul.

From Anne-Marie Goncalves Desai to Panelists and Attendees: (12:12 PM)

@Kayleen, thank you so much for holding us in this sacred space

From Doreen Tanenbaum to Panelists and Attendees: (12:12 PM)

Thank you all for your beautiful gifts today!

From Marcia Raff to Panelists and Attendees: (12:13 PM)

Kayleen, you are a blessing to give us a way to deal with grief.

From Kurt Krueger to Panelists and Attendees: (12:13 PM)

This is the KIND of education everyone could grow with… Thank you for the great love.

From Beverly Sullivan to Panelists and Attendees: (12:13 PM)

I felt the power of music to touch into a deeper level the day President JFK died

From Jen Forti to Panelists and Attendees: (12:13 PM)

This video captures precisely the emotion that takes over when listening to a piece of music like Bach….https://youtu.be/W-NW0xolsQ8

From sharon to Panelists and Attendees: (12:14 PM)

Thank you all for entertaining this deep conversation.

From Jen Forti to Panelists and Attendees: (12:14 PM)

A three year old boy can’t contain himself…

From sharon to Panelists and Attendees: (12:15 PM)

@Jim Blessings---to know that we are not alone.

From Kurt Krueger to Panelists and Attendees: (12:17 PM)

Blessings abound when You’re around. Accepting what happens and turning it all into a blessing. Thank you. :)

From Kala to Panelists and Attendees: (12:17 PM)

“Don’t squander your pain; If we all bring forth the beauty that is within us it will save the world.” Kayleen  The agony that Beethoven and others went through to bring forth the beauty that we are blessed by....  The cauldron of our deepest aspirations and dreams

From sharon to Panelists and Attendees: (12:17 PM)

Best time to stay out of the Holidaze.   So good to go into the sacred dark time to reveal the light.

From Jen Forti to Panelists and Attendees: (12:18 PM)

Yes, thank you Kayleen <3

From Liliane Mavridara to Panelists and Attendees: (12:18 PM)

Thank you Everyone!

From Yasmina Groenstein to Panelists and Attendees: (12:18 PM)

🙏❤

From Suzanne Marie to Panelists and Attendees: (12:18 PM)

much gratitude, Kayleen ❤️

From Kurt Krueger to Panelists and Attendees: (12:19 PM)

Which book, Jim

From Me to Panelists and Attendees: (12:19 PM)

..oOo.. ========================== Dear Chat PEOPLE and  panelists Some of us are gathering in a Zoom meeting after this session closes.  You can join the Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81045613451?pwd=S1JxSE9WNzJQV2JKSXhhaFZ3Wng1UT09 Meeting ID: 810 4561 3451 Passcode: 919541  .               ..oOo..

From sharon to Panelists and Attendees: (12:21 PM)

Wonderful @jim,   Right on time.

From Barrie Gibby to Panelists and Attendees: (12:22 PM)

Writing a memoir about the leavings of lives and situations - working title - "Leavings". Lost many family immediate members and many home situations. This has been extremely illuminating

From Me to Panelists and Attendees: (12:22 PM)

..oOo.. ========================== Dear Chat PEOPLE and  panelists Some of us are gathering in a Zoom meeting after this session closes.  You can join the Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81045613451?pwd=S1JxSE9WNzJQV2JKSXhhaFZ3Wng1UT09 Meeting ID: 810 4561 3451 Passcode: 919541  .               ..oOo..

From Anne-Marie Goncalves Desai to Panelists and Attendees: (12:22 PM)

Thank you so much Jim, Kayleen, Doug and Taylor for an extraordinary session. My heart is full.

From APRIL L BOYDEN BOYDEN to Panelists and Attendees: (12:22 PM)

Thanks so much.  Extraordinarily beautiful