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Breonna Taylor should be celebrating her 27th birthday today.

Acceptance is not so much a final stage in a rigid grief cycle as the five stages may suggest. It may arrive as a fleeting moment of surrender during emotional turbulence. Or perhaps a lasting hope in one’s ability to heal. The darkness of our grief has enough light and fresh air for us to trust “It’s going to be okay.” . The stages of grief were introduced in the 60s by Swiss-born psychiatrist Elisabeth Kübler-Ross based on her studies of the emotional state of dying patients. They are regularly referenced without interpretation. . Theres no evidence that most people most of the time go through most of the stages in this or any other order. According to Russell P. Friedman, executive director of the Grief Recovery Institute and co-author, with John W. James, of The Grief Recovery Handbook, “no study has ever established that stages of grief actually exist, and what are defined as such can’t be called stages. Grief is the normal and natural emotional response to loss.... No matter how much people want to create simple, bullet-point guidelines for the human emotions of grief, there are no stages of grief that fit any two people or relationships.” . . #grief #griefsupport #depressionsupport #addictionrecovery #onedayatatime #eugeneoregonartist #fivestagesofgrief #globalcrisis #extinctionrebellion #climatechange #covid19 #pandemic #justiceforgeorgefloyd #denial #griefstages #georgefloyd #depression

The stages of grief were introduced in the 60s by Swiss-born psychiatrist Elisabeth Kübler-Ross based on her studies of the emotional state of dying patients. They are regularly referenced without interpretation. . Theres no evidence that most people most of the time go through most of the stages in this or any other order. According to Russell P. Friedman, executive director of the Grief Recovery Institute and co-author, with John W. James, of The Grief Recovery Handbook, “no study has ever established that stages of grief actually exist, and what are defined as such can’t be called stages. Grief is the normal and natural emotional response to loss.... No matter how much people want to create simple, bullet-point guidelines for the human emotions of grief, there are no stages of grief that fit any two people or relationships.” . . #grief #griefsupport #depressionsupport #addictionrecovery #onedayatatime #eugeneoregonartist #fivestagesofgrief #globalcrisis #extinctionrebellion #climatechange #covid19 #pandemic #justiceforgeorgefloyd #denial #griefstages #georgefloyd #depression

We bargain while grieving when we say “if only I had done something differently...” Or “what if the circumstances were changed just enough to prevent this loss...”! . We plead with a higher power, offering sacrifices in exchange for a miracle. . If we are supporting someone who is bargaining, the best we can do is point out the inevitable and resist giving false hope. . The stages of grief were introduced in the 60s by Swiss-born psychiatrist Elisabeth Kübler-Ross based on her studies of the emotional state of dying patients. They are regularly referenced without interpretation. . Theres no evidence that most people most of the time go through most of the stages in this or any other order. According to Russell P. Friedman, executive director of the Grief Recovery Institute and co-author, with John W. James, of The Grief Recovery Handbook, “no study has ever established that stages of grief actually exist, and what are defined as such can’t be called stages. Grief is the normal and natural emotional response to loss.... No matter how much people want to create simple, bullet-point guidelines for the human emotions of grief, there are no stages of grief that fit any two people or relationships.” . . #grief #griefsupport #depressionsupport #addictionrecovery #onedayatatime #eugeneoregonartist #fivestagesofgrief #globalcrisis #extinctionrebellion #climatechange #covid19 #pandemic #justiceforgeorgefloyd #denial #griefstages #georgefloyd #depression #kübler #kublerross

I learned of George Floyd’s death while preparing for bed. As my eyes scanned the news I heard a shout outside my window, and “I can’t breathe! I can’t breathe!!” I ran downstairs, out the door and into the street to find two policemen holding a hooded man face down. “Why did you mace me? It hurts? What did I do?” He said. . I don’t know what this man’s crime was, if anything. I can say that I witnessed unjust behavior as the cops restrained him belly-down for far too long. When asked why he was being arrested, a cop said “because you’re in handcuffs” (what?!) He didn’t resist once. About 15 minutes later, I grabbed my phone and recorded. It wasn’t until my phone was up that the police offered to pour water over his head to wash the mace from his eyes, nose and mouth. He asked me to keep recording. And I did. And as I witnessed my muscles felt like a tightly wound coil, I shook with rage, and waves of fire washed over me. . My anger is helpful. It helps me understand when a boundary is being crossed. It allows reprieve from painful sadness. It feels productive, though often isn’t. Depending on what I do with it... if I act in a state of anger I will not be myself, and can do great harm. If I take some breaths and calm down, anger can teach a lot. . I paced my room afterward, overwhelmed by the news compounded by injustice on my own street. I wanted to break something badly. I paced, breathed, and thought “how can I balance this rage, it is swallowing me whole. I feel helpless.” So I scanned my memory for moments of light, love, justice. My anger melted into sadness and I cried. . . #grief #griefsupport #depressionsupport #addictionrecovery #onedayatatime #eugeneoregonartist #fivestagesofgrief #globalcrisis #extinctionrebellion #climatechange #covid19 #pandemic #justiceforgeorgefloyd #denial #griefstages #georgefloyd #depression

Anyone else with big feelings these days? The fear and grief surrounding our current global crises (& accompanying injustices) break open my heart, revealing old wounds. I want to dismiss my grief, call it fatigue, hormones or something I ate. In this state I’m in denial of my grief. We are outraged towards others who are in denial of the crises. But I can call on compassion, remembering denial is a powerful survival instinct when our psyche simply cannot bear emotional pain. I can’t move through my grief without naming it and honoring it. Thus, I illustrated the stages of grief, though an apt title is “some facets of grief.” . The stages of grief were introduced in the 60s by Swiss-born psychiatrist Elisabeth Kübler-Ross based on her studies of the emotional state of dying patients. They are regularly referenced without interpretation. . Theres no evidence that most people most of the time go through most of the stages in this or any other order. According to Russell P. Friedman, executive director of the Grief Recovery Institute and co-author, with John W. James, of The Grief Recovery Handbook, “no study has ever established that stages of grief actually exist, and what are defined as such can’t be called stages. Grief is the normal and natural emotional response to loss.... No matter how much people want to create simple, bullet-point guidelines for the human emotions of grief, there are no stages of grief that fit any two people or relationships.” . . #grief #griefsupport #depressionsupport #addictionrecovery #onedayatatime #eugeneoregonartist #fivestagesofgrief #globalcrisis #extinctionrebellion #climatechange #covid19 #pandemic #justiceforgeorgefloyd #denial #griefstages #georgefloyd #depression

RIP George Floyd . Painted with oak iron and acorn cap inks made by @geraldinesundstrom #georgefloyd #blacklivesmatter #secretofnimh #trustjustice #eugeneoregonartist

Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. -MLK . Painted with oak iron and acorn cap inks made by @geraldinesundstrom . #georgefloyd

Drooling all over the typography in this 1937 speedball textbook. found at an estate sale (thanks @biersdorff!)

Angela’s portrait in ash.

(Acrylic, 11”x14”) So pleased! Handed off this commissioned painting today. Because of quarantine, I spent some extra time sitting with this piece. I stepped outside my comfort zone and loosened my style with moody, mystical results... . . . . #eugeneoregonartist #eugeneoregon #eugeneoregonart #commissionedpainting #acrylicpainting #landscapepainting #oregonlandscape #artistsofinstagram #singlemother #singlemotherartist #motherartist #artistmother #onewomanbusiness

Inspo: @leandramcohen of @manrepeller . . #goingnowherebutfuckitimgettingdressed #manrepeller #leandracohen

Collab feat. The Queen (age 4).

My daughter’s paintbrush after painting a rainbow 🌈 😍

Played around on the back of a notebook with inks from @geraldinesundstrom! (Dark black is India ink.)

Parthenogenesis, derived from the Greek word for "virgin birth," is a form of asexual reproduction in animals, when the embryo grows without fertilization. It is common for some invertebrates and lower plants, but will occasionally occur with snakes and other vertebrates.

Rand (@randerin) and her magnificent family in watercolors and graphite.

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