The Transformative Potential of Grief 1994

The life cycle itself is a process of such fundamental change that even a few years from now we may not recognize ourselves. Physically, these transformations are often obvious, yet our life experiences can similarly age our emotions, imagination, curiosity, thinking and our willingness to live fully. To appreciate the full range of human experiences associated with growing up, aging and death, we must also have the time to grieve, heal, understand and challenge ourselves again.

-John M. Schneider, PhD