Stardust Meadow

When you are heavily grieving, you need space. You need an extra allowance from the pressures and impatience and rigid schedules of society. There is a time warp when you are extraordinarily sad and very little makes sense at this stage. Once upon a time, wearing the color black signified that you were in mourning and it was a signal to all - family and strangers alike - to give you a little leeway. Perhaps even show you a little kindness. You don't outwardly *see* it in our culture, but literally everyone will be mourning the death of someone at one time or another in their life. It may be their friend, their partner, their parent or even a beloved pet. You may not be so quick to lash out at someone who is acting irrationally or "crazy" if you knew that their world was turned upside down by a recent death. Maybe you don't *give* them anything extra, but you might bite your tongue so not to worsen things. We need to be *taught* how to mourn. Very few actu