Winter of The Soul

I have recently experienced loss in my life and I have some friends who have also experienced Deep loss.

I’ve been reflecting on how these difficult moments are natural processes like the change of seasons.

Letting go of things is almost like a winter in your being.  Loss can come in the form of death or separation from someone, breaking a habit,changing careers or moving. Loss can be likened to darkness, like the approaching winter. The nights are long and dark, but we know the light will return day by day with the coming spring. If we use the opportunity consciously and wisely loss will lead to renewal. Just as the light returns after winter.

Grief is a critical step towards renewal. in our culture grief is not really acknowledged nor encouraged. Loss is a form of significant change. Some of the processes of renewal are not easy. There are many steps along the way to letting something go. Some of the stages of the grief are: denial, anger, bargaining, depression and acceptance . It’s really important to allow yourself to feel your feelings and to take time to reflect and be inward. Seeing it as a natural process , Just as in winter time we have longer nights and shorter days. And also keeping in mind that there is always the return of the light.

We can reflect on the opportunity of all the gratitude that we have for the experience that we shared with someone or how you have been affected and molded by having the experience or whatever it is that you are releasing.

It’s important to be gentle with ourselves to allow the transformation to occur. It is not a process that can be pushed or rushed. It takes patience, Care and love. In a way renewal is unavoidable. If you can keep that in your heart as you are transversing your difficult moments perhaps you can help support you to move forward towards the light