
Grief is inevitable. Unresolved grief doesn’t have to be. To overcome grief, we must become consciously aware of the problem; accept the pain of the loss; and take actions to first let go of the past, and then to find new meaning from the experience
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Dr. Edith Eger is a holocaust survivor who lost her whole family. She speaks of how feeling your loss and looking for the mystery of it all helps heal.
1. Take some time out to connect with yourself.
Turn off your phone, computer and TV, and allow yourself time to just be. This could be going for a long walk in solitude, sitting outside, taking a long relaxing bath, resting silently in your favorite chair. It doesn’t matter how you do this. The important part is to take time to disconnect from all the busy-ness, stress and distraction of your everyday life.
2. Take some deep breaths and quiet your mind.
Allow your thoughts to float on by like clouds. If there are any thoughts that come up that seem important, write them down and then continue to let them float away. You can address them later. Just a few minutes to calm and quiet can shift your entire day.
3. Connect with your deeper self.
Once your mind is somewhat quiet, connect with your deeper self. I like to envision a space at the very center of me, at my core. Everything may be whirling around me in chaos, but at my center, I am calm, quiet and peaceful. Simply sitting and connecting with this center is very powerful. Taking 5 or 10 minutes each day to sit in this peaceful place, your deeper self, will help you to feel more centered, connected, and at peace with yourself.
4. Ask questions and allow the answers to come into your awareness.
Once you are connected to this deepest part of you, ask questions and allow the answers to come into your awareness. Allowing the answers to come without searching or digging, without expectation or agenda. Ask the question, and then sit back and wait for any insight, vision, word, message, feeling or knowing to come to you. The answers can come in unlimited ways. Be open to however they may come to you in that moment, and even later as you go about your day. The answers are not always immediate. Be patient.
5. Trust and practice.
It all comes down to trust and practice. Trust in yourself. Trust that your answers are there and will come to you. Trust in the messages and the answers that you receive. The way to build trust is to practice. Take some time every day to quiet and connect with your deeper self and tap into the wisdom it holds.
Dr Brian Weiss has a beautiful take of death and afterlife.
You are as enlightened as the 5 people you spend the most time with.
Grief takes me higher, expands my perspective, and gives me wings to make something new out of this life. I'm learning just how much brighter I can shine because I've known the darkness. I keep learning how much lighter I can be, now that I'm here. I leave an imprint of love wherever I go; this is how I honor the love I still grow.
Grief shows up in unexpected forms and often during unexpected times. It may arise when you lose a family member, friend, or beloved pet. Grief may be part of the heartache of a divorce. You may grieve the loss of youth, or perhaps you grieve the life you aspired to live or the child you planned to someday nurture.
Everyone faces loss at one time or another—it’s a substantial part of the human experience. Because we aren’t taught how to grieve, you may not be equipped with the knowledge or skills you need to manage loss when it happens.
I have studied grief for over 20 years through my work with hospice and my yoga for grief program. I've learned that there really isn't any rhyme or reason to grief.. No right or wrong way to grieve. It differs from person to person but there are some resources and words of wisdom that can help you heal.
Grief can be a zigzag across those stages with no particular order, and you may not experience every stage. There is no prescription for the process of grieving, and grief doesn’t merely disappear once you’ve zagged across every stage. You may never experience closure after a loss.
This course will offer tools to help you begin to heal. Tools to help you be more present with your grief, to accept it as part of your life.
I hope you gain a new perspective on grief and the healing process.