As summer winds down and the seasons begin to shift, many of us feel the quiet tug of transition.
These thresholds — from light to dark, warm to cool, active to slower — can stir something in us. sometimes it’s subtle, sometimes it’s sharp. often, it’s a reminder of what has been lost.
Grief is a crucial process.
When we don’t give grief its place, it doesn’t disappear.
It lingers inside us, unresolved, interfering with how we show up to our lives and relationships.
THE QUESTION
This week, i invite you to ask yourself what needs to be grieved?
Grief is sneaky.
It doesn’t just show up when someone dies — it also arrives when things change, end, or don’t go the way we hoped.
A lost version of the relationship.
The time we can’t get back.
The way we thought things would feel.
And often, instead of grieving, we grip tighter. we blame ourselves. we blame someone else. we try to fix. we shut down.
But grief isn’t the enemy.
It’s the body’s way of metabolizing loss. it makes space for what’s next — when we let it move through.
REFLECTION
What are you carrying that needs to be grieved?
Can you make room for it?
Not to wallow — just to honor it.
PRACTICE
- name one thing you’ve been quietly grieving
- write it down
- speak it to someone you trust
- let yourself feel it — without trying to change it
- keep it simple
FINAL THOUGHTS
Grief is not a detour — it’s part of the path.
When we let it move through us, it opens the possibility for healing, for deeper connection, and for the kind of presence that changes how we show up with the people we love.
So, as the seasons shift, maybe take a moment.
Pause.
Ask yourself what’s ready to be grieved — and let yourself honor it.
