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As Thanksgiving Day approaches, I meditate on the meaning of thankfulness in the midst of loss.
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Through a gentle film about loss and restoration, I reconnected to the world.
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A wish for Thanksgiving Day
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Reflecting on doors not opened, I wonder what I could have known that is now lost.
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There is no word in English for a parent who loses a child, and I now understand why that is so.
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On this special day, I start the process of bringing light into the darkness.
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As summer turns to autumn, I see the shades of winter looming in the distance.
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After conversations with scholars of different religions, I understand why faith comforts but also why I cannot accept it.
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In the images of the past, we search for, and sometimes find, life in death.
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In my last moments with Enzo I made him a promise I shall always keep in my heart.
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In a humble piece of art, my late son left me an important question and, possibly, an even more important answer.
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What would we choose if we knew beforehand the fate of our children?
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Conversations With Myself

A writer's personal meditations on life, fatherhood, and loss

Conversations With Myself

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