Grief: The Great Awakener
A week or so before the COVID-19 virus was declared a “pandemic”, I began to weep nightly. This weeping arrived organically and with purpose. It continues to support me in “wringing my heart out” from all I collect in my awareness and from all I'm feeling into happening in our world. I welcomed this nightly ritual like a good friend showing up to companion me through a hard time. It alerted me to the fact that I was in a grief response. This prompted my curiosity to notice other signs of grief. My willingness to be more present to my experience brought all of those familiar feelings and physical experiences connected to loss forward. There was extreme fatigue, regret, deep sorrow, brain fog, lack of joy and fear to name a few! (Perhaps you are experiencing some grief responses, too?) A big part of the regret that was heavy on my heart was that I had not completely fulfilled one of my soul calls. While I have had the honor of supporting...