The Great Grief is the thing we are not talking about. And I do not see us participating in the Great Grieving in any conscious manner. It is seeping out in many unconscious behavior patterns: the person waving their hands in rage because there is a long line in front of them, the car that cuts you in traffic, the stomping around, the demands for attention, the lack of respect and temper tantrums happening around us. Anger, depression, blaming, denial, bargaining…all five stages and more, acted out in daily life.
Dear Josie, Thank you for your deep and moving reflection on grief. I am so very sorry for all of your losses. Each one seems to chip away at us. You are a blessing to the animals. I know grief intimately, too. I once had a healer say to me "My dear, you have so much grief it's buried in your bones." I didn't even feel sad when I walked in to see her that day. She placed an acupuncture needle in my heart center and a tsunami of tears rose up and out of me. I couldn't stop crying. Ayurveda teaches that grief resides in the lungs. My teacher said it's like old stale air. We need to breathe it out. No wonder so many are walking around in a state of grief these days. Global collective grief.
Thank you for this beautiful and profound piece. I can feel your connection to this soul work with the animals....
Dear Josie, Thank you for your deep and moving reflection on grief. I am so very sorry for all of your losses. Each one seems to chip away at us. You are a blessing to the animals. I know grief intimately, too. I once had a healer say to me "My dear, you have so much grief it's buried in your bones." I didn't even feel sad when I walked in to see her that day. She placed an acupuncture needle in my heart center and a tsunami of tears rose up and out of me. I couldn't stop crying. Ayurveda teaches that grief resides in the lungs. My teacher said it's like old stale air. We need to breathe it out. No wonder so many are walking around in a state of grief these days. Global collective grief.
Sending you much love, Josie. 💗