Embracing the Waves Of Loss

Loss carves a tender space in our hearts, a quiet ache that reminds us we loved deeply. It's not just the absence of someone or something, but the echoes of their presence in our daily moments- a laugh, a scent, a shared ritual. To grieve is to honor that connection, to sit with the pain as a testament to what mattered.

Mindfulness invites us to hold this sorrow gently, without rushing to "fix" it. Notice the weight in your chest, the memories that flicker, the tears that come unbidden. Breathe into them. Let them be. Loss teaches us impermanence, but also resilience- the human spirit's quiet strength to weave love and loss into a life still worth living.

Today, if you're grieving, offer yourself compassion. Whisper to your heart: I'm here, and it's okay to feel this. You're not alone in this universal human experience. We have to acclimate ourselves to loss. Every door we open closes another one down the road until there is only one door left. Every relationship, friendship, or endeavor ends in death. This is the human condition.

"Death be not proud, though some have called thee mighty, for thou art not so; For those whom thou think'st thou dost overthrow Die not poor Death, nor yet canst thou kill me." Donne.

From the crypt of Prometheus