Good Morning!

This week, we are talking about Holding Space for Both - Celebration and Grief.

God GAVE us grief in the same way he GAVE us celebration - and I love thinking about it that way - he GAVE it to us. And our good father gives good gifts! We have been given a gift, but do we know what to do with it? Do we know how to grieve well?

In order to grieve well - we need three things. 
SELF
GOD
OTHERS
And we need ALL three things - not just one or two of them. 

One thing we need to allow ourselves to grieve well is our SELF. We have to start by honoring the grief, the loss of something by permitting ourselves to FEEL IT.  And I just love this and I need the reminder myself - WE NEED TO GIVE OURSELVES PERMISSION TO FEEL. How good are you at doing that?     

Journaling is a spiritual discipline and a great way to give yourself permission to name what you are feeling. The intentional time, a safe space, and conversation with your heart and heavenly father can lead to so much healing! When I talk with folks about journaling - many often say they don’t journal. And I get it. I used to struggle in that same way. [PAUSE] I would often think: What am I supposed to write about? What if I am not consistent - or how frequent should I journal? 

Here are a few prompts to get you started today:

• God, what AM I feeling right now about ____________? (Graduation, Loss of a job, the upcoming move, the loss of my loved one)
• God, what am I not giving myself permission to feel right now? 

And…as we begin to FEEL it for/with ourselves - something deep within us is being honored. 

May God continue to meet you all in your quiet time!