Grief and loss are a huge challenge in our lives and strikes us from tip to tail. Dealing with emotions is a natural way we live and, while being a huge challenge, they are all part of living a full life and being experiential. Being present to every part of our living is how we transition through joy, happiness, grief, loss, and trauma.
Trauma stops the journey and causes a whirlpool effect. When we suffer any experience that creates trauma in our lives it is a place where we must be present and allow processing in order to heal and move on.
This January, after seven years, I realize I have not given thought to the anniversary of my last drink. I also passed January 6 this year, without thought, which would have been the 46th anniversary of my marriage should I still be in it. August represents the 20th death anniversary of my father. I have found I must stop and really think about the date anymore. For me these are moments of trauma, being accumulative (40 years of drinking, stopped) and 89 years of my father’s physical presence in my life. Some people suffer a moment of shock where one cannot believe that something just happened. The sudden death of a family member or an accident that changes your life. Any trauma stops the spiritual journey and requires attention and strength of character to step into the pain, suffering and wounds to manage them and begin to let them go.
The question is “how long will you hold on to the pain?” Like a whirlpool, the river will continue to circle in this place unless the under ground is disturbed. Such hard work and yet doable if you are invested in doing the ground work.
Much of our ancient text and scriptures are the spiritual journey on fire. They are wonderful resources and ways of better understanding our consciousness shift as we move into this era. Let’s look at them differently. Let’s explore them as growth texts and hear them in a new and different way.
Enticing? I think so … that is my study! Questions? Hit me up! Let’s find the journey together.
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