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This touched my soul tonight...

 

THE SPIRIT OF THE HEAVENS 
by Joyce Marie Sheldon

I am both the sound and the silence
I live in the roar of the ocean
And the serenity of the placid lake
I am the wisdom of the past
And the hope of the future
I am connected to all
But stand alone and apart
I am the music and the mindfulness
I feel the pain of the lonely
And the hunger of the poor
I am the darkness of the night
And the light of the dawn
I am the cold of the winter
And the warmth of the spring
I am the breeze of the mountains
And the dryness of the plains
I am the breath of the newborn
And the sighs of the dying
I am the troubled and the carefree
I am those who live with gold
And those who live with need
I am both the strong and the weak
The hungry and the nourished
I am those who walk alone
And those who walk with many
I am the words of a song
And the movement of a dance
I am the drummer
The singer
And player of the harp
I am both the stranger and the friend
Both the lover and the liar
I am all men
I am you
I am Me
I am everyone
I AM


 

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For sure! :(

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This isn't really a quote and it isn't an article either but I wanted to share it.  One thing I'm learning on this grief journey is that the more I share my journey the more I come to terms with accepting it.  It is my grief and I am learning to carry it.  

5 Things grief would say if it could speak 
By Monique Minahan

1. If grief could speak it would say, I’m sorry.

I’m sorry it’s me that arrived at your doorstep instead of love. But I am made of love too. In fact, it’s because I love so much that I hurt so much when I lose the people I love.

2. If grief could speak it would say, You can survive.

I know you may not want to. I know life may not be worth living without them. I know the earth collapsed beneath your feet. I know a part of you died with them. And I know you can survive, one breath at a time, one moment at a time, one day at a time.

3. If grief could speak it would say, Please don’t hide me away.

I know when people see you with me they get uncomfortable. I know your friends don’t know what to say to me. I know it’s easier to hide me away when you have company over for dinner.

But I’d like a seat at the table. Will you let me speak? Will you listen to me? I can’t promise I’ll be polite or calm. I may raise my voice because I’m angry or I may collapse in a pile of tears, but if I can let it out then I don’t have to hold it in here, in you. I’d like to create some more space inside you for all of us to coexist. You, me, love, anger, laughter, peace, hope, joy... there’s enough room for all of us in your heart.

4. If grief could speak it would say, I love you.

You may not love me, but I love you. I love how you love so big. I love how you keep taking care of your babies who lost their papas or their mamas. I love how you keep taking care of that space your loved one took up even though they’re gone. How you leave their favorite book in the same place, how you leave their clothes folded, how you let them live a little longer in the things left behind. I love how you don’t let the world forget they were here, that they mattered, that they were a part of you. I love you.

5. If grief could speak it would say, Find your own way.

There seem to be a lot of “experts” out there about me. They say I work in stages and they make it sound like I’m something to get over, like the flu. What I can tell you is there is nothing wrong with me and there is nothing wrong with you. I am not a sickness, I am grief. I am a valid experience and emotion and there is no right way to hold me. There is just your way. No two people receive me the same way. Let’s find our own way to dance together, to cry together, to break together, to heal together.

Let’s find our own way through this brief and beautiful life.

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Amen to that!

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