GRIEF

Grief is many things: Grief is a source of pain. When ignored, grief is fuel for addictive behaviors. Grief is a necessary human emotional process. Grief has many stages. Grief seemingly comes and goes as it pleases. Grief is a teacher. Grief can be a beautiful form of self-love.

When you feel it come knocking, invite it in to stay as long as it needs to. Say to it, “I love you and I am listening.” If it tells you to feel angry, then feel anger. If it tells you to feel sad, then feel sad. Just don’t react to these feelings, sit with them and allow them to tell you a story.

Listen with your heart and not your head. Grieving is not about issuing blame, as that is an ego response to ignore the pain. It is a forgiveness process as this is a heart response that leads to long lasting relief from the pain. If you numb the feelings, you will miss it’s teaching and prolong the pain.

So grab a pen and paper and let the pain flow out as ink on the paper. Or use that God given voice of yours to release the energy that comes with this process and share your feelings with someone who treats you with unconditional love.

Ultimately, don’t miss out on the opportunity to practice living in your heart space and showing your ego that you got this! ~ Path To True Self