Thanks for this!! As I'm nips-deep in grief and bereavement education, so much of this resonates! Life, love, and the memories we choose to savor are all willing to take care of us with fierceness and consistency, especially when we breaaathe into (not hide from) the terrifying hurty stuff! Whew.
"...when we breaaathe into (not hide from) the terrifying hurty stuff"--THIS. And they can ONLY take care of us as much as they want to, when we will do this, when we will dare to not turn away from our pain. Which is to say, when we will dare to not turn away from our very selves. Thanks so much for your deepening of this truth, Akilah!!
Thanks for this!! As I'm nips-deep in grief and bereavement education, so much of this resonates! Life, love, and the memories we choose to savor are all willing to take care of us with fierceness and consistency, especially when we breaaathe into (not hide from) the terrifying hurty stuff! Whew.
"...when we breaaathe into (not hide from) the terrifying hurty stuff"--THIS. And they can ONLY take care of us as much as they want to, when we will do this, when we will dare to not turn away from our pain. Which is to say, when we will dare to not turn away from our very selves. Thanks so much for your deepening of this truth, Akilah!!