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Joan Didion

2 essays where Joan Didion sits on the council. Joan weighs in on grief, readiness, letting go. Read what Joan would tell you.

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Loss

How Do You Grieve Someone Who Died Before You Were Ready?

Three thinkers on grief without preparation. Didion says the illusion of safety is the first thing to go. Sacks finds what remains. Rumi says the wound is not the end.

Joan DidionOliver SacksRumigriefreadiness

Loss

How Do You Let Go of Someone You Love?

Three thinkers disagree about letting go. Joan Didion says you cannot force it. Marcus Aurelius says it was always on loan. Kahlil Gibran says you never owned it.

Joan DidionMarcus AureliusKahlil GibranLetting GoGriefChange

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