Don’t wait to get help for your grief
The community I live in experienced a tragic loss this week. A beautiful 6-year-old child, Charlotte, was hit by a car and killed.
I don't know her personally, but since she died, she's affected me on a profound level.
As a parent, my heart aches for her mother on a level I cannot even begin to express.
As a sister, my deepest condolences to her older sister who will live her life with the void Charlotte has left.
As a human, I am reminded of my own experiences of grief and loss, and the call to surrender to that grief again, and again, and again… to purify any stagnant energies in my cells, and to put my attention on what I truly value.
But I want to take a moment to speak to you, dear reader, as a Soul-Being for a moment.
Wisdom keepers from around the world remind us that death is as much a part of life as breathing is.
Every day, cells in your body die, and others are born anew.
Trees die… actually one split in half today on my street (!!) (perhaps a metaphor for hearts breaking around the neighbourhood)…
… while new trees are sprouting up in gardens and in yards all around me.
Death and rebirth is all around us, and within us, if you chose to notice it.
Even your cells are dying and regenerating as we speak.
It's hard to accept sometimes, but death a fact of life that we must grapple with at one time or another.
If you or someone you know has suffered a loss, whether its a tragic, unexpected one like dear Charlotte, or an expected one that you feel is hard to move through, don't delay in getting some help to process it.
What can make grief (and trauma) so challenging to move through is not the loss itself, per se, but the meaning that your subconscious mind has made if it.
I'm not safe in the world…
I can't handle hard things…
It's my fault, etc.
Getting help to uncover what that story is, why it's there, and how to maneuver it, will help the mourning process continue to move through you… and to not just a tolerable place, but an expansive one.
Grief is a process of unravelling past realities and creating new ones that are aligned with our values.
Charlotte's death has reminded me why I'm here: to walk with people through tough situations, create space for healing to occur, and to invite us all to see every challenge as an opportunity to reveal our bravest, most powerful selves.
If you or someone you love is looking for support around grief and loss (old or new), or around preparing for death, or living with life-limiting illness so that a new, more expansive version of yourself can shine through, it would be an honour to serve you.
Feel free to email me with any questions you may have about working together.
And if you feel compelled to support Charlotte's family, here is the go-fund-me page.
PS - Have you heard of Good Grief? They are a wonderful, non-profit organization that holds regular grief-related meetings & offers. Check them out!
May your day be filled with blessings beyond your wildest imagination.
Sat Nam.
