Death, a Master Teacher of Life through Grief

24/11/2022

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26/10/2022

“Grief is subversive, undermining the quiet agreement to behave and be in control of our emotions. It is an act of protest that declares our refusal to live numb and small. There is something feral about grief, something essentially outside the ordained and sanctioned behaviors of our culture. Because of that, grief is necessary to the vitality of the soul. Contrary to our fears, grief is suffused with life-force . . . . It is not a state of deadness or emotional flatness. Grief is alive, wild, untamed and cannot be domesticated. It resists the demands to remain passive and still. We move in jangled, unsettled, and riotous ways when grief takes hold of us. It is truly an emotion that rises from the soul.”

— Francis Weller

[ Artist • GranRojo ]

27/08/2022

A song about running away from grief that I want to share with you.

I've had times when I was so done with grief that I did everything I could to just try and be normal again.

It didn't help, but it was part of my journey and that of many others.

We all grieve differently, it is not up to us to judge another persons coping mechanisms and actions as they traverse the land of grief and loss.

https://open.spotify.com/track/48EjSdYh8wz2gBxxqzrsLe?si=JKUxPhfRQQm56TnYVH_1mQ&utm_source=copy-link

Solange · A Seat at the Table · Song · 2016

27/07/2022

Death
is the greatest teacher of all.
Greater than all human philosophies.
Truer than any religion.

Death
strips away the lies, the pretence.
Death makes a mockery of our resentment.
It burns our greed, grudges and grievances.

Death
invites us to be utterly present.
To let go.
To forgive.
To meet, without history.

Death
makes it plain that only love matters.
That only love makes life worth living.
And all else is dust.

Death
is a ruthless portal.
Worldly riches are powerless against it.
Hatred cannot survive it.
Only love can pass through.

We return
to our True Nature.

The cycle
is complete.

- Jeff Foster

25/06/2022

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Samuel Decker Thompson ❤

05/06/2022

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In the Lakota-Sioux tradition, a person who is grieving is considered most wakan, most holy. There's a sense that when someone is struck by the sudden lightning of loss, he or she stands on the threshold of the spirit world. The prayers of those who grieve are considered especially strong, and it is proper to ask them for their help.

You might recall what it's like to be with someone who has grieved deeply. The person has no layer of protection, nothing left to defend. The mystery is looking out through that person's eyes. For the time being, he or she has accepted the reality of loss and has stopped clinging to the past or grasping at the future. In the groundless openness of sorrow, there is a wholeness of presence and a deep natural wisdom.

~ Tara Brach

art | Frank Howell

03/06/2022

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