Grief Speaks
-LILITH-
WISE LIBERATOR
“The Wild Woman within every woman who would rather become notorious than be refrained from bathing in the sea, howling at the moon, dancing in the forest, and making love to life itself. Lilith knows that it is only through setting your boundaries that you can set yourself free.”
-Syma Kharal
November Greetings!
Just a week ago the U.S. experienced an historic election. One that has marked a new beginning for some and what feels like the beginning of the end for many communities. I've been taking time to allow myself to feel all the feelings that are arising, giving them space and breathing room. Sometimes these emotions are all-consuming and at other times only brief visitors.
Even after all the work I've done, all the training and the pursuit of self-knowledge, I am not well-practiced at this allowance of emotions, this devotion of time and patience to fully experience my feelings. It's a new devotion that I am nurturing as I embark on my pathway to elderhood. In this devotion I'm finding deep wells of interest and energy for my art and a renewed ability to connect heart-to-heart with my loved ones. In this devotion I'm noticing that the more space I make for all expressions of myself, the more gracefully I can dance with grief.
The state of both U.S. culture and the world's soul has me reflecting on my journey with grief over the last eight years. My guides have shown me that grief is always present and can arrive to my awareness at different pitches and volumes. My grief isn't an energy that can be workshopped and satisfied or shelved for another time. My guides have shown me that grief IS. It Is. If change is constant, wouldn't the same be true for grief? I offer this not from a vantage of sadness. I offer it with an honoring eye. What if grief isn't something to be feared? What if it is something to be revered? What if grief is a pool to float in and not an endless ocean, an endless fight against the undertow?
I have come to see that if my grief is not allowed and then cultivated, I am missing out on an even deeper connection to the grand lifecycle. I have learned that from grief new growth, new dreams and creativity can be birthed. I have a choice now. Who am I going to be in this collective culture? What am I going to be for the world's soul? What are you choosing? I'd love to hear from you! Drop me an email!
Much love to you and your spirit,
Sara
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