How to live through
grief.
We all grieve. We grieve
for people that have transitioned to spirit, we grieve for who we
were, we grieve for our innocence and we grieve for the living we
have had to let go. We are all on some level in a state of grief
because we are all on some level surrendering something. Grief is
not simply missing someone, it is an acute and extremely tangible
pain that demands healing and attention. It is generally not
something that can be put on the back burner. The passing of time can
help you to learn to live with it but what can we do to actually heal
it?
When a dramatic change has
entered your life and grief takes over there is one truth that we
need to accept. You will never be the same again. You are different
now and will be for the rest of your life. It is completely in
your hands whether that can instigate a move towards becoming a
stronger more loving version of yourself or whether the grief takes
over and you cease to move forward. You will not only mourn for
whatever has left your life but you will also mourn for the person
YOU were during that interaction.
The first step is to
make peace with a new version of who you are. This can feel
extremely uneasy and in the cases where the grief is centred around a
person transitioning to spirit, it can even feel a little
disrespectful but it is a necessary step toward healing. If you are
grieving a relationship loss then you can take what you have learned
and make it onto something with a positive momentum in your life. If
you are grieving a person you can take their love and light and allow
it to continue it's work on the planet through you and your actions.
There is no right and wrong way to handle grief, I have grieved
very differently for different stages in my life. Relationship
breakdowns, grandparents transitioning, a friend unexpectedly
transitioning, friendships dissolving and generally growing and
becoming a new person have required me to grieve in different ways at
different times. You learn make peace with who you were within that
experience and lovingly say goodbye to that old you and then you
allow the new you to fill in the gaps. It can and will be challenging
but it can be done.
Whatever your grief is
please, be easy on yourself. Don't waste time trying to feel
normal again, you have a new normal now, and it will serve you best
to look for whatever that is for you. If you need to get things
off your chest and no one is about then email me. I can't promise I
will be able to answer all of you but I can promise that I will do my
best and that I will keep you all in my prayers and my heart.
Big Love
Ryan James
You are so right, Ryan. There is no right way or wrong way to handle grief. You have some ideas here. Thank you for sharing! :)
ReplyDeleteNo problem, I hope that by sharing my experiences it can help others with theirs. x
DeleteMaking peace with the new version of myself really hit home with me. Things in life change who we are. There's usually nothing wrong with that. We need to come to peace with it and not become bitter or resentful.
ReplyDeleteThank you for reading. :)
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