Grand Mother

My lovely grandma passed away last Saturday. It was a gentle, peaceful passing with time enough for loved ones to bid their farewells and give thanks – beautiful and precious moments.

Being no stranger to grief, I am only too aware of the importance of battening down the hatches now and shutting out the world. I am moving slowly and quietly. I am reminiscing and reflecting and just going with the flow. I am giving myself permission to be present to the grief.

This notion is generally foreign in the western world.  We are impatient of ritual and there is an ever-present urging to move forward and 'look on the bright side'. I am not ready to return to this world just yet.

I am finding solace in a vast array of places and today it was Just Jody’s blog. She had posted a video called ‘Ode to Great Mother’ from Sacred Resonance. I am not religious but it uses the words of an author that my own mother got inspiration from – Clarissa Pinkola Estes, and in watching it I felt instantly reassured by the universal spirit of motherly love.