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DOING GRIEF DIFFERENTLY

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This is a post written by my  friend Sara Kujawa about experiencing the holidays after a loved one has crossed over.  I try to post it every year around this time.  No matter our circumstances, we can always choose to do grief differently.

NORMANROCKWELLIt was not until my son Adam’s sudden passing in 2014 that I truly understood resisting change. How was I going to be able to bear having a family Thanksgiving, let alone a family Christmas ever again without Adam these traditions were so engrained in me and so important that I never thought it would change, and that they would always be “picture perfect”. I remember stating to my family weeks after Adam passed that I did not know how I was to be able to ever have another holiday without him being present and that I wanted to just skip over them from now on.

Little did I know what a journey I was about to embark on just months into my grief. I always believed in heaven and the afterlife growing up. As an adult, I gained a greater understanding about heaven and the knowing that our loved ones will give us signs to let us know they are there. I knew and accepted that they could send a message through, songs, animals, feathers, and of course pennies from heaven for I had my own experiences after my parents passed. A few months into my journey through grief I learned of energy healing which led me on the path of learning the importance of how not to resist change, and to have faith, and trust that God will only give us what we can handle. As I learned to lessen the resistance and accept that I could not change the past nor control the future, I was able to look forward with a bit more ease.

As I did more doors began to appear for me to open. I could sense and see my life’s path in front of me as the grief began to lessen. Forgiving those involved in my son’s accident, and forgiving myself for any hurts I felt I had caused, or any hurts that others had caused me or my family…that was the key. This opened me up, and my heart began filling with gratitude and grace for what I had endured.

As I began to accept the change, I was able to see how I could do grief differently during the holidays. You see I began communicating with my son firstly through signs and synchronicites, and also with the help of spirit translators (mediumship). My granddaughter had already been hearing her father, my son, since his passing. I had to let go of how my holidays used to be, and create new ways to celebrate, new traditions to help enjoy the holidays with the knowing that my son was right there with us in spirit. My perception of that Norman Rockwell holiday meal has changed. What is normal, what is picture perfect anyways?

Our loved ones in spirit check in on us all the time, in fact we are never alone, and they want us to recall happy memories and silly stories. I encourage you all to do grief differently during the holidays by thinking about your loved ones and reminiscing and writing letters to them, by making their special dish, putting photos out of them. Anything that will uplift you. Remember we are emotional beings so be kind to yourself. Respect your feelings and take special care of what you put into your body. Light exercise, plenty of water and getting out in nature as much as possible will help keep your body in balance. Surround yourself with positive people who uplift you. Honor your feelings and feel free to be able to express them verbally or by journaling them. Try to stay more present in your thoughts. Write out a mantra or an affirmation to help you to be more present. I modified the Reiki Principles as my go to mantra.

~Just for this hour I will not worry.

~Just for this hour I will not anger.

~Just for this hour I will be grateful.

~Just for this hour I will show kindness to all.

Please know that their is no right or wrong way to do grief but there is certainly a freer, more peaceful way.

Blessings to you all this holiday season…..

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Editor’s note:  Sara is available for readings and coaching sessions.

Her website is:  https://www.sarakujawa.com/

Prayer of Vibrancy

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Father,

We claim this moment right now as Yours. We come to you to fill our minds, our bodies, our Souls with a vibrancy that can only be found in Your presence. It expands our chests with a loving warmth that is electrifying. It renews our muscles with vital strength. Your Love energizes us to the point where we come alive again, multiplied in the very spot we are sitting in right now. We are more, because You dwell in the temple inside us, and our love and devotion are Yours.

“In the morning, O LORD, You hear my voice; at daybreak I lay my plea before You and wait in expectation.” (Psalm 5:3)

Grant us, Father, an unending, unyielding, unbending force that shines Your Light on all the darkness that evil has blustered. A Light that dissolves lies and illusions and dispels all that is distorted and misrepresented. Bring us, Father, a truth and vibrancy and goodness that we crave. Cut through lies and strike them down as the nothings that they are. Quell the fear in the people’s hearts and replace it with a determination to stand in Your Light on the rock of faith and hope. For all People to clasp their hands together as One Family in a joint Strength of Will.

“I wait for the LORD, my whole being waits, and in his word I put my hope.” (Psalm 130:5)

Give us this day, Father, the lift for which we have been yearning, and for which we will look up to you for all eternity.

In Love and Glory,

Amen.

Prayer of Conquering Fears

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Father,

Thank you for the gift of this day. It is truly a gift to be given the opportunity to create in our imagination. We are facing our worst fears head on and we are looking into the face of things that only survive in the shadows. We are staring them down, facing them down, personally and on a wider scale. In doing that, we conquer them in our minds and our imaginations. We change fear into faith, despair into hope. The authoritarian money-changers, those who wish to keep us in fear, have no power over us anymore. We no longer believe the lies and we no longer fear the unknown. “I know that my redeemer lives, and that in the end he will stand on the earth.” (Job 19:25)

In conquering this, we have made more room inside us for love. Room to receive love, to deepen love, to grow in love and to give love. When we’ve conquered our fears, we’ve freed up our imaginations for creating amazing new things. We can be in more joy while we work and create. Father, when we’ve faced and overcome our fears, it is time to celebrate. “The LORD lives, and blessed be my Rock! And may the God of my salvation be exalted.” (Psalm 18:46)

Please Father, we want an end to all war on this planet. We want to start living in harmony and creating with love and appreciation of one another. We want to sing praises to you and express our love for all life and humanity. “And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; because thou hast obeyed my voice.” (Genesis 22:18) Come into our lives today, and every day.

Amen.

Prayer of Humble Moments

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Father,

We come to you in humble moments. With all our heart open to you. We know we are not perfect, and we make mistakes. But we know you will always be our rock, our fortress, and our salvation. We can come to you in all moments of every kind and you will be our refuge. When we come to you in quiet moments, and open our hearts to you, we can become one with the peace that you are, like the gentlest breeze caressing our hair. You are the stillest peaceful water pregnant with the potential of the fiercest force.

Thank you for this gift of life. For the richness of the experiences of our sweetest joys to our most painful sorrow. Thank you Father, for giving us the opportunity to be here now to see and feel what it is like for a world transforming from dark to light. It is an honor to be chosen to be here now and even if they are painful and difficult, we will cherish every moment we go through, because we know there were many who wanted to be here now, that were not chosen, and it is us here in their place.

I sought the LORD, and He answered me; He delivered me from all my fears. Those who look to Him are radiant with joy; their faces shall never be ashamed. (Psalm 34:4-5)

Thank you for these precious moments of life and for the opportunity to experience the now, because every moment of humanity’s triumphant journey is beautiful.

In humble service,

In glory to your name,

Amen.

Prayer of Solace

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In our vision of life today, Father, we come to you for peace simply because you are a source of life that can touch us so deeply that our faith is ignited and drives us forward. We come to you to feel truly safe and that the ups and downs of life smooth out into steady peaceful progress. When we open ourselves up to you and ask with sincere intention for you to make us an instrument of your peace, we are moved beyond depression and hopelessness to a place where we can gainfully walk forward each day. “For I hold you by your right hand— I, the LORD your God. And I say to you, ‘Don’t be afraid. I am here to help you.’” (Isaiah 41:13)

Wrap us in your arms today, Father, and remind us of the unique song that is sung only by our Soul’s connection with you. Times may have been tough but when we come to you like this, we can resonate with the rhythm of life again. We can gain back what we’ve lost in the struggle, and we begin to feel clear again. “Return to your fortress, you prisoners of hope; even now I announce that I will restore twice as much to you.” (Zechariah 9:12)

In this intimacy with you, Father, we whisper to you our Soul’s fondest wish. Our need to experience a better life. In the commonality of this wish, we can be real with one another. We soon realize that the path of life in which we walk with you is bathed in a warm, bright light. How can we despair, when you love us so cleanly and thoroughly. “Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.” (Mark 11:24)

You are our highest comfort and we remain Your Children of Light,

Let it be so,

Amen.

Prayer of New Heights

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Thank you, Father for reminding us to be love in all things. Thank you for reminding us to come to you with our humble requests, as well as our cares and worries. You encourage us to drop them at your feet as you remind us that life is what we make of it. Do we want to spend our time here learning new things and challenging ourselves to reach greater goals? Do we want to go through a process of transformation that brings out our greatest qualities? Do we seek inspiration to create great works of art that inspire someone else to do the same. Do we want to create masterpieces of every kind imaginable that touch the human heart and stir the soul. “Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.” (Philippians 4:6)

Bless us today in all we do. Help us rise to new heights and expand to greater knowingness. Aid us in honing our skills and knowing when to use them. Give us the courage to give you all that makes us heavy and weighs us down to recraft our lives in ways that make you smile and shine your Light. Help us, Father, reach to new heights that give us joy. Put us on a trajectory that pushes humanity upward and gives us hope. “My fruit is better than gold, pure gold, and my harvest surpasses choice silver. I walk in the way of righteousness, along the paths of justice, bestowing wealth on those who love me and making their treasuries full.” (Proverbs 8:19-21)

Thank you Father, for lifting us up out of the muck and mire, for taking the lid off so that we can soar to new heights, and thank you for the gifts of peace and freedom in the world. You want us to remember how much you dearly love us, you want us to never fall into despair, ever again. This is the divinity with which we were so lovingly encoded, by your hand, with your heart. And in that, we humbly rise, side by side and shoulder to shoulder, to new heights. Amen.

Prayer of Lighted Expansion

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Father,
We greet the day with our best intentions at hand and with love in our hearts. We open our eyes to a new day filled with challenge and opportunities to learn new truths and shine more light. To be the beacons of Light for one another and the water that washes the world clean. When we become exhausted, we can come to you be renewed and rejuvenated. To feel the Light at our core expand with the hum of Divine love and vitality that can only be achieved in your presence. A Love that is sustainable and all-encompassing permeating all darkness by it’s purity of purpose. A love that calls one another by a name that only the Soul knows. Surpassing all Earthly limitation and opening the door to true divinity. We come to you Father, as your Children of Light, for your blessing on this day, as we take our steps forward into into a vastly greater experience. This transformation can only occur with You in our hearts. “Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time.” (1Peter 5:6)

Let it be so,

God is Victory,

Amen.

Prayer of Calm Waters

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Bless this day Father, we know you have many plans in store. We are grateful to be here and we are open to your guidance this day. We know that when things look bleak, we can always come to you for peace and solace. When chaos and turmoil lap at our feet, we stick close to you, Father. For we know the gnashing of teeth is only temporary, that you dwell in calm waters, and that we can always find with You, peace and beauty. “Many are the plans in a person’s heart, but it is the LORD’s purpose that prevails.” (Proverbs 19:21) We step carefully forward this day, with love in our hearts, mindful of how we tread. May we always know the peace of walking our path close to You.

Amen.

Navajo Indian Prayer

In beauty may I walk
All day long may I walk
Through returning seasons may I walk
On the trail marked with pollen may I walk
With grasshoppers about my feet may I walk
With dew about my feet may I walk
With beauty may I walk
With beauty behind me may I walk Navajo Indian Prayer
With beauty above me may I walk
With beauty below me may I walk
With beauty all around me may I walk
In old age wandering on a trail of beauty, lively may I walk
In old age wandering on a trail of beauty, living may I walk
It is finished in beauty
It is finished in beauty



Prayer of Better Choices

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Father,
We greet the day today full of the potential of the moment. No matter what we are hearing about the world, every moment carries the possibility of big change within itself, a seed of the beginning of something wonderful and different. Forgive us Father for when we get disheartened, and become resentful and expect the worst. Realizing the power we have in our choices makes us even more alert to the possibilities around us. That allows us to grasp control out of the hands of hopelessness. We have a truer vision of the world and our relationship to time and eternity. Time, as we used to think of it, becomes transparent. In every moment, you give us the gift of steering toward better life through better choices. You bless us every day with more Light and different options.

Our days come alive, Father, with the awareness of all the choices, so that every new day becomes a blank canvas on which to create. This is a beautiful gift. A stunning array of colors with which to create a new masterpiece every day. The gift of creating a Life we truly want to live. One that allows us to experience more joy and peace and whatever else we want in our daily life. “and He has filled him with the Spirit of God, in wisdom and understanding, in knowledge and all manner of workmanship, to design artistic works, to work in gold and silver and bronze, in cutting jewels for setting, in carving wood, and to work in all manner of artistic workmanship.” (Exodus 35:31-33)

Bless us this day, Father, so we may create a work that is worthy of You. Give us the tools and resources in abundance. We ask that you give us the ability to recognize the opportunities you set before us. May all our choices and creations reflect your everlasting unconditional love for us and may we be ever mindful of that love inside ourselves. “I can do all things through Him who strengthens me.” (Philippians 4:13)

In humble service,

Let it be so,

Amen.