when my body tells me to grieve, I say yes

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When my body tells me to grieve, I say, “yes.”

When my mind tells me to build walls so high that grief cannot get over, I say gently, “you’ve protected me for so long, rest now.”

When my body tells me to grieve, I say, “let me feel this grief deeply.”

When my mind tells me to avoid pain with the urgency of an ambulance, I say firmly, “you are only prolonging the pain by trying to bypass it, my love.”

When my body tells me to grieve, I say, “thank you for knowing that I am ready.”

When my mind tells me there is nothing more frightening than grief’s unknown shadow, I say boldly, “you’ve been here before, and you’ll be here again. You’ve made it through this before, and you will again.”

When my body tells me to grieve, I trust in a divine path, guided by my inner knowing and connection to the universe.

When my mind finally allows me the space to grieve, I feel at peace with the pain — one body and one mind, together.

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reflection for you: do you allow yourself to feel grief? can you recognize grief in your body?

you may have noticed I updated the name of the newsletter to “Thinking, Chronically” — more on that in the near future