You and I are sharing many layers of sorrow this month my friend. The passing of our fathers last fall and the tragic flooding, grief and loss in our beloved state. I enjoyed your podcast so much. Shared sorrows are always easier to bear.
Oh, Ann. I am so grateful to be able the share the grief and sorrow in such a spiritual and real way with you. So glad we can journey together. Many blessings of comfort and peace to you, my friend. ❤️
Deepest thanks, Melanie. All I know are safe, but the recovery and rebuild will be long and challenging. Still, the resilience and strength of the mountain folk will ensure their rise again. ❤️
Thank you for sharing your personal experience of October in both its beauty and its tenderness. You evoke the magical, mystical month so beautifully and with a very tangible layer of love and grief. Holding you at this potent time xx
My dearest friend, thank you so much for your support and love and understanding. Your gentleness and presence makes such a difference. 🧡 I hope October is being gentle with you. xo
What a great read. Your writing always makes me feel introspective as I consider what you've written. I like you to hear/read your perspective on life and all that it entails. I think I've said it before and I'll say it again, your blog has always made me feel calm and often cozy too. October is usually my favorite time of year too.
Tracy, that you are reading my words in the midst of everything going on is deeply humbling. And your constant presence here means everything to me. Sending you warmth and light as you continue to find your way in this new normal. Wishing you and your family continued safety and well-being. ❤️
This line sticks with me: "It is as if I understand the cycle of life, and even more, the joy and beauty of being alive, on a deeper lever than ever before". Death has taught me the depth of life. This has been my experience with loss as well.
My dad passed early this year, and my Grandma passed in August. October to me, right now, is a thinning of the veil, a remembering and honoring. I'm making altars for them and gathering ofrendas or offerings. We've learned a lot about Día de los Muertos (day of the dead) and I'm looking forward to reminiscing past times and remembering those I've lost. My introduction to Samhain years ago was my first introduction to paganism. I loved that it offered something more than Christianity could for how to honor death and passing. The question I'm now asking is what did my dad and I share? What is gone now that he's passed?
My deepest condolences to you, Amanda. October is most definitely a thin, liminal, mystical time of the year. I have much that I want to write about these things as October unfolds. I agree with you that Samhain and the rituals of honoring the dead and our ancestors is a very deep and meaningful tradition. And having the death of my father occur during this magical month has been such a gift in one way. As for the questions you are left with after your loved ones passings, I believe I share those questions. And a few more that I haven’t even uncovered yet.
Thank you so much for your vulnerability and for sharing your grief. I am so grateful to walk through October with kindred souls. ❤️
There's so much beauty in this Liz! 🧡
Oh, Nicole. Thank you so much for your comment. 🫶🏻
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You and I are sharing many layers of sorrow this month my friend. The passing of our fathers last fall and the tragic flooding, grief and loss in our beloved state. I enjoyed your podcast so much. Shared sorrows are always easier to bear.
Oh, Ann. I am so grateful to be able the share the grief and sorrow in such a spiritual and real way with you. So glad we can journey together. Many blessings of comfort and peace to you, my friend. ❤️
Wishing you all the best Liz and your friends and loved ones back home. 💕
Deepest thanks, Melanie. All I know are safe, but the recovery and rebuild will be long and challenging. Still, the resilience and strength of the mountain folk will ensure their rise again. ❤️
Thank you for sharing your personal experience of October in both its beauty and its tenderness. You evoke the magical, mystical month so beautifully and with a very tangible layer of love and grief. Holding you at this potent time xx
My dearest friend, thank you so much for your support and love and understanding. Your gentleness and presence makes such a difference. 🧡 I hope October is being gentle with you. xo
What a great read. Your writing always makes me feel introspective as I consider what you've written. I like you to hear/read your perspective on life and all that it entails. I think I've said it before and I'll say it again, your blog has always made me feel calm and often cozy too. October is usually my favorite time of year too.
Tracy, that you are reading my words in the midst of everything going on is deeply humbling. And your constant presence here means everything to me. Sending you warmth and light as you continue to find your way in this new normal. Wishing you and your family continued safety and well-being. ❤️
This line sticks with me: "It is as if I understand the cycle of life, and even more, the joy and beauty of being alive, on a deeper lever than ever before". Death has taught me the depth of life. This has been my experience with loss as well.
My dad passed early this year, and my Grandma passed in August. October to me, right now, is a thinning of the veil, a remembering and honoring. I'm making altars for them and gathering ofrendas or offerings. We've learned a lot about Día de los Muertos (day of the dead) and I'm looking forward to reminiscing past times and remembering those I've lost. My introduction to Samhain years ago was my first introduction to paganism. I loved that it offered something more than Christianity could for how to honor death and passing. The question I'm now asking is what did my dad and I share? What is gone now that he's passed?
My deepest condolences to you, Amanda. October is most definitely a thin, liminal, mystical time of the year. I have much that I want to write about these things as October unfolds. I agree with you that Samhain and the rituals of honoring the dead and our ancestors is a very deep and meaningful tradition. And having the death of my father occur during this magical month has been such a gift in one way. As for the questions you are left with after your loved ones passings, I believe I share those questions. And a few more that I haven’t even uncovered yet.
Thank you so much for your vulnerability and for sharing your grief. I am so grateful to walk through October with kindred souls. ❤️