Sunflower Botanical Illustration Mug • Thanabotany • 11oz
SIZE: 11 oz. (The Tall size cup at Starbucks is 12 oz. for comparison’s sake.)
MATERIAL: 100% White Ceramic
CARE INSTRUCTIONS: Dishwasher and microwave safe.
ABOUT THE SUNFLOWER
The sunflower was the favorite flower of a female thanatologist I care very much about….Elisabeth Kübler-Ross. For me, the sunflower symbolizes the connection between myself and others who came before me that walked side-by-side with grievers. It connects deathworkers.
For men that have lost a child, whether born or unborn, the sunflower might be the right plant companion for that grief journey. There is an old folk tradition that prescribed sunflower seeds for men that wanted to have children. The sunflower sees your fatherhood.
If you have a grieving child in your midst, what do we give them to see and honor their grief? A sunflower. In the 1960s at UCLA, a folk belief was collected and archived which stated that one should boil sunflowers to stop babies from crying. Crying while grieving is necessary and important, and not something we want to stop, but the important point here is the connection between the sunflower and a crying child. It’s a folk remedy. So if you have a grieving little one in your mix, find the biggest, boldest sunflower you can and offer it to them. Perhaps the folk beliefs of yesterday can offer comfort today.
Sunflowers are also attached to the sun and summer. If you are navigating a loss that happened in the summer, the sunflower might provide a comforting way to honor your loss.
SIZE: 11 oz. (The Tall size cup at Starbucks is 12 oz. for comparison’s sake.)
MATERIAL: 100% White Ceramic
CARE INSTRUCTIONS: Dishwasher and microwave safe.
ABOUT THE SUNFLOWER
The sunflower was the favorite flower of a female thanatologist I care very much about….Elisabeth Kübler-Ross. For me, the sunflower symbolizes the connection between myself and others who came before me that walked side-by-side with grievers. It connects deathworkers.
For men that have lost a child, whether born or unborn, the sunflower might be the right plant companion for that grief journey. There is an old folk tradition that prescribed sunflower seeds for men that wanted to have children. The sunflower sees your fatherhood.
If you have a grieving child in your midst, what do we give them to see and honor their grief? A sunflower. In the 1960s at UCLA, a folk belief was collected and archived which stated that one should boil sunflowers to stop babies from crying. Crying while grieving is necessary and important, and not something we want to stop, but the important point here is the connection between the sunflower and a crying child. It’s a folk remedy. So if you have a grieving little one in your mix, find the biggest, boldest sunflower you can and offer it to them. Perhaps the folk beliefs of yesterday can offer comfort today.
Sunflowers are also attached to the sun and summer. If you are navigating a loss that happened in the summer, the sunflower might provide a comforting way to honor your loss.
SIZE: 11 oz. (The Tall size cup at Starbucks is 12 oz. for comparison’s sake.)
MATERIAL: 100% White Ceramic
CARE INSTRUCTIONS: Dishwasher and microwave safe.
ABOUT THE SUNFLOWER
The sunflower was the favorite flower of a female thanatologist I care very much about….Elisabeth Kübler-Ross. For me, the sunflower symbolizes the connection between myself and others who came before me that walked side-by-side with grievers. It connects deathworkers.
For men that have lost a child, whether born or unborn, the sunflower might be the right plant companion for that grief journey. There is an old folk tradition that prescribed sunflower seeds for men that wanted to have children. The sunflower sees your fatherhood.
If you have a grieving child in your midst, what do we give them to see and honor their grief? A sunflower. In the 1960s at UCLA, a folk belief was collected and archived which stated that one should boil sunflowers to stop babies from crying. Crying while grieving is necessary and important, and not something we want to stop, but the important point here is the connection between the sunflower and a crying child. It’s a folk remedy. So if you have a grieving little one in your mix, find the biggest, boldest sunflower you can and offer it to them. Perhaps the folk beliefs of yesterday can offer comfort today.
Sunflowers are also attached to the sun and summer. If you are navigating a loss that happened in the summer, the sunflower might provide a comforting way to honor your loss.
