Lanced the Boil of Grief.

It feels like I have lanced the boil of grief that was immobilizing me and keeping me in a frozen state.
Quite by chance I was invited to go to a Women's Group and found myself in a circle of women healers. Mirabella led the meditation that involved walking through a doorway into the heart and that shifted something. I actually saw my parents and husband when I entered.
Then when it was my turn to introduce myself I fell apart and babbled seemingly incoherently. The thing is that I clearly was not incoherent because the women understood and were compassionate towards me. I triggered things for some of them.
The upshot of all of this is that I am feeling a bit better and am thinking of going back and starting where I began fourteen years ago. In 1994 I began running a Writing For Well Being in the community arm of a big private school here. That led to me creating a cyber community which I worked for ten years.
If anyone is interested in doing some activities in their journals here I would be delighted.
For example, I saw a small article which prompted one idea. Take your current age and multiply by 365. Deduct the total from 30,0000, which is the average span. This leaves you with a tally of the days you might expect to have. Stock take and consider what you have done with your days, what you want to do with the days left; what you do not want to do. Personally I am resolved that I cannot live in a state of grief, or like one of the White Witches statues for the next twenty one thousand days.
Journal and share if you feel so inclined.
 
 

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deleted_user
deleted_user

What a good idea. I\'ll start tonight.
lindalun
lindalun

Thank you for sharing it with us but it scares me to think that I will live so long without my husband. Nevertheless, it makes me think if I want to be this depressed and unhappy for the rest of my days. Thank you for waking us up to that prospect. Hugs Linda
deleted_user
deleted_user

Did the math and the small number left is somewhat frightening.......I should begin my plan TOMORROW. Procrastination might just run me out of time.

In the same vein, I had a friend who used to use a measuring tape and have someone point to their ages in inches........then he would say to them \"Seventy-two is the average age.......look at the time (inches) you have left and make good use of them\". Your example and his example are both good \"wake-up\" calls to those of us grieving and not yet living again.

I will start thinking about my \"plan\" tomorrow.
Thanks and hugs,
Dianne
deleted_user
deleted_user

Lanced the boil of grief! Wow...what an image. Grief has not been my major problem. Multiple losses and feeling lost have been mine. I will do some major cogitating and present a Journal within the day.

Take care, my Friend
Hugs
Sel
deleted_user
deleted_user

I am going back to grief counseling sessions and so it seems like there are many similar things/topics/thoughts involved. What imagery Heather! \"Lanced the boil of grief.\" Fantastic. HUGS, Sue
pneylan
pneylan

It\'s good to read that you\'ve obviously taken a significant step forward. I\'m so glad that you\'re feeling better and long my this feeling last. There is, hopefully, still much to discover and to enjoy in life. Good luck with your new ventures. Keep in touch and let us know how it goes. Take care. Patrick
deleted_user
deleted_user

I think I would rather be surprised :) I have been trying to start making my days more enjoyable. I found I was trying too hard and never relaxed with anything. So I have been relaxing more, reading and painting, taking walks with the dogs. I went to breakfast with my daughter last week and we started talking about my husband and some of the stunts he had pulled we laughed so hard we made the people around us happy and it felt so good. Enjoy your days!!!
ricebells
ricebells

Heather l think l,ll just wait my turn in the lottery of life,whatever will be and all that but it sounds very interesting,very mystic

Alice
Community Leadermarjoe
marjoe

I see you emerging again, Heather, and I\'m very glad. Personally, I\'m just going to wait my turn, lol. Hugs to you...
deleted_user
deleted_user

Great idea..........will try it
L