I know that I speak to many of you when I say that the holidays may bring up sadness and even grief that we have surpressed…
we miss a loved one…
we find ourselves longing for the life we once lived…
we may be spending the holidays alone for the first time…
Holidays amplify every tender place, especially when family fractures, losses, warm memories, and old joys coexist with the life you have today.
It is normal and even healthy to express grief and gratitude simultaneously. These are authentic emotions that can be felt, processed, and experienced together.
The grief reminds us of all of the love we were blessed to experience as we convey gratitude for the memories, and even for the new experiences and traditions that we have built around those memories in our new normal possibly on our own, and possibly with new additions to our inner circle.
All of us are doing our best to navigate the holidays with open hearts, remembering that love…is never lost.
Wishing you a heartfelt, peaceful and joyous holiday season.
Love and blessings,
Wendy
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