May 2023

Condolence Letters and AI [Artificial Intelligence]

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Condolence letters are one small sliver of what AI can do. Everyone is talking about AI–Artificial Intelligence. The world changed when OpenAI announced the launch of AI ChatGPT. See this link: https://openai.com/ Since ChatGPT, both Google and Microsoft have launched their own variants. Google is called Bard, accessible at this link: https://bard.google.com/ The Microsoft version […]

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Companioning Tenet Eight: Being Still

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Companioning the bereaved is about being still; it is not about frantic movement forward. “Things come suitable to their time.” Enid Bagnold Many of the messages that people in grief are given are in opposition to stillness… “carry on;” “keep your chin up;” “keep busy;”  “I have someone for you to meet.” Yet, the paradox

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Companioning Tenet Seven: the gifts of sacred silence

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Companioning the bereaved means discovering the gifts of sacred silence; it does not mean filling up every moment with words. “Do not speak unless you can improve upon silence.” Buddhist teaching In discovering the gifts of sacred silence, you cultivate what becomes an avenue for the mourner to open his heart up to wisdom surrounding

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