What a blessing your writing is. "One day at a time is all I can manage right now. If I look too far ahead of that, all of the possibilities and questions swirl together..." THANK YOU. And keep in mind, from the vantage point of a child leaving in August for college: Everything. Always. Changes. You'll be back in Nature. And you'll be glad you took care of this kid's deepest needs.
Thank you for that perspective Elena. It really helps to remember that when I was a child going through change and rejection, change was such a blessing. There is always light on the horizon. 💙
Such an alive, felt expression of grief (and anger) in sobriety, Cynthia. In Chinese Medicine, we see emotions as movements of qi - they want to be felt and move through us. We also see grief as an adaptive pause - inviting us to pause long enough to actually grieve and to register a loss before moving through to acceptance. While you're obviously not writing from a Chinese Medicine perspective, I sense much resonance in your words and process. Sending heart-sourced blessings to you and your daughter as you feel and move through.
What a blessing your writing is. "One day at a time is all I can manage right now. If I look too far ahead of that, all of the possibilities and questions swirl together..." THANK YOU. And keep in mind, from the vantage point of a child leaving in August for college: Everything. Always. Changes. You'll be back in Nature. And you'll be glad you took care of this kid's deepest needs.
Thank you for that perspective Elena. It really helps to remember that when I was a child going through change and rejection, change was such a blessing. There is always light on the horizon. 💙
Such an alive, felt expression of grief (and anger) in sobriety, Cynthia. In Chinese Medicine, we see emotions as movements of qi - they want to be felt and move through us. We also see grief as an adaptive pause - inviting us to pause long enough to actually grieve and to register a loss before moving through to acceptance. While you're obviously not writing from a Chinese Medicine perspective, I sense much resonance in your words and process. Sending heart-sourced blessings to you and your daughter as you feel and move through.
Thank you Dana for your heart-felt response. Yes, it feels essential to keep moving and flowing through all of this change. 💙
Wait… old cover?
Oops! Thanks! I should update this post with the new cover :-)