A powerful meditation on grief and loss

I often feel that grief lies like a hidden underground river at the base of so many other reactions patterns, fears and emotions and that as a culture many of us are not at peace with the very natural process and experience of change, death, grief or loss. When something or someone passes from our lives it can feel like a part of us is torn out. We can go wandering and lose our moorings, but this meditation from Louise Hay reminds us that even when people or things die and we feel lost on some level their souls are still close to us, should we change our perspective from one of lack and separation to one of fullness and connection.

I feel I connect to my Mum and Dad’s souls even more now that they have passed from this earth. I often learn things from them and when I look at pictures of them when they were just young parents I see the child inside both of them that missed out on so much and that makes sense of some of the wounds and injuries they passed on. I read this just a moment ago and wanted to share it quickly before leaving for therapy in 20 mins because as soon as I read it I felt a sense of surrender.

I am at peace with the process of death and grieving, I give myself time and space to go through this natural, normal process of life. I am gentle with myself, I allow myself to work through the grief, I am aware that I can never lose anyone and that I am never lost. In a twinkling of an eye, I will connect with that soul again. Everyone dies, trees, animals, birds, rivers, and even stars are born and die. And so do I. And all in the perfect time-space sequence.

Louise Hay