I’ve been working through so much grief lately.
On the collective level, we have all been carrying so much unfelt grief and these past few years have heaved a heavy blow on all of us.
One of my favorite ways to feel grief is through movement.
Slow, gentle movements to my favorite playlist.
I’ve been grieving the loss of friendships, the loss of community, and the loss of belonging.
I didn’t realize how much of life for the past few years that I have been trying to do alone.
My last team experience was when I played volleyball in college, and I felt so much grief and sadness when that period of life ended, and I didn’t know how to process it.
I see now that a layer of numbness took the place of feeling and sensation in my heart and I distanced myself from fully joining teams.
To be honest, I have not gotten very far toward my goals not being on a team and not letting people in.
Today, I am sitting with the grief and offering love little by little to the heavy and dark places inside of me and opening up more space for possibility and opportunity to take root.
Journal Prompts:
What is my relationship to grief?
What needs/wants to be felt in this season?