The Language of Letting Go

[Guest guest]

Grief and

Action November

17

It’s important to let ourselves grieve as

a passage between yesterday and

tomorrow. But we do not have to be controlled unduly

by our grief, or our pain.

There are times when we have grieved, surrendered to

the heaviness, tiredness,

and weariness of a circumstance long enough. It

becomes time to break out. It comes

time to take action.

We will know when it’s time to break the

routine of grieving. There will be signs

within and around us. We will become tired of the

heaviness. An idea will occur; an

opportunity will present itself. We may think:

No. Too much effort…. Do it anyway.

Try something. Reach out. Stretch. Do

something unusual, something different,

something special.

A new activity may help trigger the transformation

process. Stay up two hours

later than usual! Make an appointment to do something

for yourself that is different from

what you usually do. Visit someone you haven’t

seen in years. Do something to

encourage and help the new energy coming your way.

We may not feel like breaking out of grief. It

may feel safer, easier, to remain in

our cocoon. Begin pushing out anyway.

Test the walls of your cocoon. Push. Push

a little harder. It may be time to

emerge.

Today, I will trust God and the process, but I will also

take action to help myself feel

better.

J Matchinsky