Reading Time: 14 minutes Love Letter to my Sisters: Robin Williams and the Purpose of your Pain   “Avoiding pain leads to the grieving being stagnated, so that the memories stay active and keep being charged with pain for longer than necessary.” Dr. John Veltheim, founder of the International BodyTalk Association.    Dear beautiful sister (or brother): I am grieving the death of Robin Williams, whom I loved and admired deeply. Asides from inspiring me with his creative genius as an actor and storyteller, Robin embodied for me the essence of kindness, the expression of magic and joy and the ability to receive life deeply. For these reasons, his choice to end his pain by ending his physical life has deeply affected me. As I grieve Robin’s death I am diving deeply into the pain of his loss both at a personal level and at a communal level —what his life and death mean to us at this time. My intent is to find the deepest and highest gifts, lessons and purpose in Robin’s life as well as his last choice. This is the [Read more.]