Death of the physical will always happen. It is inevitable and we know this.
But the sadness we experience is more than just thought-forms at work here. Pain and sadness reside deep in our hearts when someone who has been an important part of our Earth-walk drops their physical form. We know that they are still with us and yet we grieve.
As they transition, we transition and as the ones that are left behind, we grieve. This adjustment is a process that consumes us. Tears come in unexpected moments. Our day-to-day functioning is impaired. We are forced to come into acceptance and balance of our new circumstances.
My Nikomis is gone and yet will never leave me.
Just like a snake that sheds its skin or the tree that has had a limb sheared off, the natural process of taking on a new skin that accommodates this change takes time. In the meantime we are open, tender and vulnerable.
If there ever was any proof that there is no magic wand for instantaneous healing this is it.
In the Creator’s time, not ours, our grieving will pass and we will once again be able to fully rejoin the ongoing current of Life. The fact is that we are never outside that current. Every small eddy is an essential part of that flow, and from time to time we enter that small swirl. Perhaps this is an opportunity for us to rest, even though it feels so uncomfortable.
Acceptance is the key.
This is not the only time that we will experience this. We will be witness to many physical passages of those we love, and the process will always be the same. Sadness, grief, tears and regrets (if we have them) are all there for us, waiting to be experienced again and again.
