A Field Guide to Feelings

Just What is a Good Grief, Charlie Brown?

A good grief is grief that reminds us of the Abyss, but is not so terrible a loss as to destroy us

Here was the world-famous authority on grief; and there I was, your humble writer and shrinker of heads, sitting with him at a conference. He had just spoken about grief, the things that will cause it, what it does to people, and how to help them heal. He had many wise things to say, but then he made the mistake of asking us if we…