Grief Heals20 Tammi 2025

Grief's Radical Invitation: Slowing Down to Uncover Love and Gratitude

A sweet friend and client sent me, "The Hidden Messages of Water," by Masaru Emoto. The treasure I received from the author and water is

Love and Gratitude

https://a.co/d/bSAS7zQ

This has me thinking about the radical invitation of grief.

What if grief’s invitation is to

Slow.

Down.

When I get slow. I mean slow enough to notice that I breathe. Slow enough to notice that I see.

Every time I get slow, Love and Gratitude emerge.

Even when I’m entering my deepest losses, love and gratitude arise when I get slow.

Grief has a powerful tendency to arrest us, to slow us down in a way that can feel overwhelming.

I wonder if it feels overwhelming because we don’t have a place to hold it in a culture that prizes productivity above people.

On the other hand, a storm might be called overwhelming, though there is a sense that storms are part of the natural world and won’t last forever.

We somehow know that there is a flow and calm becomes storm and storm becomes calm – like it’s part of the same cycle.

This book has me thinking about the cost of moving fast and reflecting on what that has meant for me and those around me. It also has me looking at slowing down in new ways.

As you listen to this episode, I invite you to consider:

How has grief invited you to slow down and become more present?

How does slowing down help your communication and interactions with yourself? Loved ones?

I believe that saying yes to grief's radical invitation, opens us up to a deeper understanding of ourselves, our connections, and the beauty that lies within our experiences.

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