Holidays come with so much undercurrent of grief. My wife lost her mother in April, and though there is no expiration on grief, people, including me, suddenly treat her like the loss was long ago. I think a lot about what it means to hold space for someone else, someone I love during the holidays. Still trying to process what that looks like.
Thank you for writing this, Josefina! Especially helpful was the part about giving my grief my honesty. Often, I suppress my grief subconsciously. I often don't give it a chance to rise to the surface, much less pay attention. Will give myself the space to pay attention this year...and write about it. ✨️
Ya’ll thank you. 🥹
I love these lines.... Josefina
Avoiding your pain, suppressing your emotions, and pretending to be okay just to spare others discomfort is a disservice to your healing journey.
Thanks for sharing and I hope you are comforted this season.
SAME. Such life-giving word and reflections here.
Ohhh how I love this piece of writing, Josefina!
I very much felt all sorts of grief over the holidays and wrote about it too, wish I had read your piece prior but o include it as further reading x
the ornament looks gorgeous and I can see how it lights up the holiday season ✨
Thank you for sharing this tender moment with us Josefina...
Holidays come with so much undercurrent of grief. My wife lost her mother in April, and though there is no expiration on grief, people, including me, suddenly treat her like the loss was long ago. I think a lot about what it means to hold space for someone else, someone I love during the holidays. Still trying to process what that looks like.
Thank you for writing this, Josefina! Especially helpful was the part about giving my grief my honesty. Often, I suppress my grief subconsciously. I often don't give it a chance to rise to the surface, much less pay attention. Will give myself the space to pay attention this year...and write about it. ✨️