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The Matter of Little Losses: Finding Grace to Grieve the Big (and Small) Things

By Rachel Marie Kang
The Matter of Little Losses: Finding Grace to Grieve the Big (and Small) Things by Rachel Marie Kang digital book - Fable

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Life is full of love, but it is also full of loss. Like paper cuts to the heart, every big and seemingly insignificant loss--the loss of friendships, faith, dreams, health, community, and everything in between--grieves us more than we think it will, and often more than we let on. Why? Because they matter .

In this compassionate and deeply personal book, Rachel Marie Kang invites you to see and be seen in the midst of your sorrow, your suffering--your story. Through prose and poetry that gives voice to all the things we lose along the way, this gracious book will help you

· ponder your loss without judgment
· remember what was and make meaning of your memories
· reflect on what is yet to be as you heal with hope

You don't have to bury your pain, and you don't have to pretend you're over it just because the world thinks you should be. Let Rachel walk hand in hand with you, giving space for sorrow and welcoming you as you find your way along the path to healing.

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“This book gave me permission to grieve. Space to weep for the losses that I see and those I am unable to articulate. Utterly comforting.”
“I received this as a gift after my mom died, and I’m so grateful to have read it. While not all of it perfectly resonated with me (there were a few sections on race, politics, and church trauma that I felt disconnected from), the author clearly has experienced deep grief and has thought through the ways that loss, beauty, and the human experience intersect. The writing was beautiful. The chapters were thought-provoking. The framing of the book itself with poetry, reminders, and discussion questions will continue to be a resource for me in the future. I appreciated the way Kang voices topics that are sometimes avoided or considered impolite, bringing into the light the ways all of us mourn often, even in the smallest of ways. The bottom line: More than just a book about grief, this is a resource for and a reminder of what it means to be human. — NOTES — Genres: spiritual nonfiction Content: grief, illness, loss of loved ones, pandemic, pregnancy loss, etc. — MY RATING CONSIDERATIONS — (all out of 5) Levity/Humility: 4 Information: 4 Transformation: 4.5 Gut: 4 Total: 4.125”
““What if we saw our grief as gardening?” This book slowly hugged my heart and smoothed my soul. Kang never claims to solve grief, to end hurts, or run past pain. Instead, she asks the readers to do the opposite, to sit in it. To acknowledge it. To name it and own it and grow it in. Pain may not have been God’s plan, but he reaches down to us through it. Absolutely incredible.”

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