so much I can relate to in this reflection ~ thank you
i'm also thinking to the Jewish prayer "yehi zichra baruch" translated (loosely) as may their memory be your blessing. not your misery, but something we can reflect upon with spaciousness and integrity ~ for we all do the best we can, until we can do better.
Samhain, spaciousness, and integrity. All beautifully addressed. A prayer to be spacious and MORE spacious (the analogy to grief, I believe, is true). To grow in space, into space. To hold space. For our loved ones, past and present, and for ourselves.
Space can be uncomfortable. Space is the unknowable. We want to fill the space. Fill the space with what we know. Space is also the possibility. If we fill the space, we lose the possibility. Sitting in space is both a challenge and a gift.
So beautifully put, Jan! "If we fill the space, we lose the possibility." You are absolutely right about it being a challenge and a gift. Thanks so much for articulating that. Blessed Samhain to you!
so much I can relate to in this reflection ~ thank you
i'm also thinking to the Jewish prayer "yehi zichra baruch" translated (loosely) as may their memory be your blessing. not your misery, but something we can reflect upon with spaciousness and integrity ~ for we all do the best we can, until we can do better.
Yes, yes, yes!
Samhain, spaciousness, and integrity. All beautifully addressed. A prayer to be spacious and MORE spacious (the analogy to grief, I believe, is true). To grow in space, into space. To hold space. For our loved ones, past and present, and for ourselves.
Space can be uncomfortable. Space is the unknowable. We want to fill the space. Fill the space with what we know. Space is also the possibility. If we fill the space, we lose the possibility. Sitting in space is both a challenge and a gift.
A blessed Samhain to you, Asha!
So beautifully put, Jan! "If we fill the space, we lose the possibility." You are absolutely right about it being a challenge and a gift. Thanks so much for articulating that. Blessed Samhain to you!