by susiehenderson | Sep 3, 2020 | General Musings
One of the more recent teachers I have had related to death-care impressed me by always sharing a story of her teacher. I’ve heard her present a number of times and she always starts with the story of her first teacher. I have taken that practice to heart. I am...
by susiehenderson | Nov 4, 2019 | We Remember
Dufferin Grove Park, Toronto We made it to the Valley of Remembrance at this year’s Night of Dread, hosted by the marvellous Clay and Paper Theatre at Dufferin Grove Park here in Toronto, in time to visit the shrines before the rain poured down. This year I chose to...
by susiehenderson | Nov 4, 2019 | Crafting Memory, General Musings
Death is the end of many things, but it is not the end of love. Life-long grieving stakes a claim on lasting love–a “journey of the heart”. Instead of a discipline that is only about letting go, Crafting Memory is my spiritual practice of mourning built on the...
by susiehenderson | Oct 11, 2019 | We Remember
Toronto Homeless Memorial, Holy Trinity I’m not always able to attend the mid-week Homeless Memorial on the steps of Holy Trinity to honour the memory of the people who die in the streets or as a result of being homeless, but I am always deeply grateful for the...
by susiehenderson | Jun 17, 2016 | We Remember
I was very honoured to walk with the survivors at the “Lost but not Forgotten” Memorial at the Huronia Regional Centre cemetery in May this year. The story of the graveyard mirrors the story of abuse and exclusion that surrounds the institution. People disappeared,...
