Death, Dying, and Grief - Always Coming Back Into the Light with Ms. Margaret

Send us Fan MailMs. Margaret Johnson. Ms. Margaret is currently 101 years old. When's your birthday? So she just turned 101. Margaret has lived a very rich and varied life. She has been a homemaker, a wife, and a mother to two children. She lived all over the country due to her husband's career as a geologist. She went back to school at the age of 52 and became a clinical social worker. By the time she moved to Denver, she was slowly led into a deeper and richer spiritual life. She then trained as a spiritual director and has spent the last 25 years in practice.She shared some lines from these writings of Kahlil Gibran:    You would know the secret of death.    But how shall you find it unless you seek it in the heart of life?    The owl whose night-bound eyes are blind unto the day cannot unveil the mystery of light.    If you would indeed behold the spirit of death, open your heart wide unto the body of life.    For life and death are one, even as the river and the sea are one.    In the depth of your hopes and desires lies your silent knowledge of the beyond;    And like seeds dreaming beneath the snow your heart dreams of spring.    Trust the dreams, for in them is hidden the gate to eternity.    Your fear of death is but the trembling of the shepherd when he stands before the king whose hand is to be laid upon him in honour.    Is the shepherd not joyful beneath his trembling, that he shall wear the mark of the king?    Yet is he not more mindful of his trembling?    For what is it to die but to stand naked in the wind and to melt into the sun?    And what is it to cease breathing, but to free the breath from its restless tides, that it may rise and expand and seek God unencumbered?    Only when you drink from the river of silence shall you indeed sing.    And when you have reached the mountain top, then you shall begin to climb.    And when the earth shall claim your limbs, then shall you truly dance.Support the showWe very much want to hear your thoughts. Please join us on Substack for our community chat.This podcast helps anyone dealing with loss. It can guide you with end-of-life planning and death-positive resources. Check out our introductory episode to learn more about Annalouiza, Wakil, and our vision/mission to normalize and destigmatize conversations about death, dying, grief, and loss.You can find us on SubStack, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, and BlueSky. You are also invited to subscribe to support us financially. Anyone who supports us at any level will have access to Premium content, special online meet-ups, and one-on-one time with Annalouiza or Wakil.And we would love your feedback and want to hear your stories. You can email us at [email protected] want to be transparent that we use AI tools to help us with titles, show notes, editing, and introductions....