Gifting may benefit the gifter even more

New research shows that, in addition to positive effects on communities as a whole, “prosocial behavior” – activities like volunteering, donating to charity, and even giving Yuletide presents – has significant personal benefits as well.

Column: Rituals for Grieving Change

Pagan Perspectives

Ritual gives words to the unspeakable and forms to the formless. It brings the non-physical into physical form so we can see it, touch it, feel it, and process it. -Terri Daniel
In our exploration of grief, we have looked at the impact of grief on us as individuals and as communities when loss happens. While there are many types of loss, we have focused in our last two columns on the loss of a person. This is the most common loss we talk about within society, and we often do not see other types of loss with the same level of priority.