Grief is part of growing older. We lose those we love. You can run away from this or by contrast bury yourself negatively in it- either way it's your head trying to control what cannot be controlled. Acceptance is not a glib activity but a daily one of holding those who have gone alive in your heart and then going outside into the day and trying to be alive to yourself and to others.
Grief lived properly is a form of grace. I then need to ask myself how often I am open to this perspective!
Oh Anthony, you have said it so well - thank you! Acceptance (not one-off but ongoing, in every moment) seems the key to breaking out of the head's need to control. "Grief lived properly is a form of grace": how beautifully said! When I ran into you on the bus the other morning, all my day felt illuminated by your energy. Thank you for reading and for your being in the world💙
Grief is part of growing older. We lose those we love. You can run away from this or by contrast bury yourself negatively in it- either way it's your head trying to control what cannot be controlled. Acceptance is not a glib activity but a daily one of holding those who have gone alive in your heart and then going outside into the day and trying to be alive to yourself and to others.
Grief lived properly is a form of grace. I then need to ask myself how often I am open to this perspective!
Oh Anthony, you have said it so well - thank you! Acceptance (not one-off but ongoing, in every moment) seems the key to breaking out of the head's need to control. "Grief lived properly is a form of grace": how beautifully said! When I ran into you on the bus the other morning, all my day felt illuminated by your energy. Thank you for reading and for your being in the world💙
thank you for sharing your words, sending you lots of love as you navigate your way through your grief. xx
Thank you, Tracy, for your kind words. It feels good to know that souls on the same frequency read my words XXX
Acceptance. Control is illusory.
Serenity comes when you trade expectations for acceptance.
Gautama Buddha
So simple to say, so hard to practise. Thank you for reading!
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