Loss & Love
In the midst of deconstruction loss and pain, I received advice from someone I deeply respect.
I shared with them that the experience felt as though I was alone, wandering, lost in the woods.
As we continued talking, they stated, “maybe it’s being lost in the woods that will actually help you be found again."
They recommended I take a walk in the woods and reflect on how “love” had led me down the path I had taken, the path which had indeed led to immense amounts of loss.
Could it be that it was not all pain and loss, and in fact, actually, love was playing a major part in the journey?
Can grief and gratitude both be true? Can love lead us towards loss?
What happens when we have the courage to release our tight grip on the familiar, known, comfortable? What happens if we try to embody both the love and the loss?
In the name of love, will we continue to follow the lonely path in the woods?
Simply to find, and be, more and more love.