You are not alone
/Some words of love if you’re feeling less than jolly this holiday season...
My holiday’s 5 years ago and every year before that were incredible. I never understood the mentality of The Grinch because I hadn’t experienced anything that had truly hindered this spirit. I had experienced heartbreak, and I had certainly had my fair share of lessons, pain and turmoil, but not to the depth that 5 years ago brought me. It wasn’t until then that I understood this time of year being nothing but full reminders of our pain, sorrow, abandonment, grief and so much more. I’m saying this because I hope that this may act as a reminder that you are not alone. It’s to remind you that if this holiday season has been, and continues to be difficult for you, for your heart, you should know you are far, very far, North Pole far, from being alone. If you are in the process of parsing out pain, of feeling your sadness, your sorrow, it’s okay. Hold yourself tight. Take a long bath. Walk on the beach. Ask a friend or a loved one for a hug. None of these things will make it better, but you will be reminding your body that you are loved. If you’re ready, reflect on the pain of your trauma, of your year. Emotions, the pain has to come up in order to make their way out. And out they will come, just doesn’t always fit within our expected timeline. But they will come out eventually, holiday’s will be fun, joyful even, again. And if you are not in this grieving place, may you offer a huge to a stranger, a friend of a friend. May you reach out because we never know what one has gone through to get to where they are today, and these kind gestures can go a long way for a grieving heart.
