All Things Salt Water

What you might expect to read, see, and listen to as well as how you might engage with what might take place here.

I did not expect there would be no one on this beach, but me.

It’s hard not to have expectations.

One expects to live a long life. One expects when they get married it will last ‘until death do you part.’ One expects their employer or clients to pay them. One expects safety, trust, kindness, honesty, compassion, (name whatever it is for you) in their closest relationships.

Whatever one’s expectation might be, the unexpected is always a part of the human equation, especially when it comes to grief and grieving.

What’s a long life? What kind of death are we referring to if a marriage ends? What job is worth more than just the money? What else resides within one’s relationships besides mutual respect and love?

Here, at Salt Water Alchemy, you can count on some things and you will also encounter the unexpected. While I have an expectation that this newsletter will serve as a haven of support and community to those who are either grieving or are learning to live with their grief (who isn’t doing one or the other or both these days?), I anticipate there will be surprises happening here that will go far beyond any expectation or preconceived notion I might have about what this virtual space might become.

Having said that, you can expect short prose and poems and…there might be longer essays every so often. You can expect music and movement offerings and…there might be other creative and embodied experiences shared here. You can expect resources such as books, websites, and organizations about grief, grieving, being human, and…there will likely be people I’ll introduce you to as well. There will be photographs of and quotes about the sea and…there might be images accompanied by words that are not salt water related at all.

For now, everything I post and share here will be included in a free subscription. You can leave comments on posts. You can take part in conversations. You can share your own stories. Perhaps it might always be that way and…there might be an opportunity in the future that a paid subscription will offer more goodies. We’ll see.

I’d be lying if I said I had no expectations about people engaging with me here. I hope you will whenever you’re moved to do so. My expectation is to post four times a month, ideally once a week and…there might be times when you receive no posts during a week or you might receive two. Maybe we can all be surprised by unexpected encounters with one another.

Thank you for being a subscriber or considering becoming one. Thank you for sharing Salt Water Alchemy with others. Thank you for being here.

Warmly,

Lila