BIRTH DEATH & REBIRTH

2013 has been a big year.  I know we all say this at the end of any year, however this has been a huge year.  Astrologically we have had lunar eclipses, Blue moons and lots of planetary changes.  I like to read Astrology Goddess on facebook - she has great explanations for the non expert.
So there have been some really challenging patterns of belief for many, a lot of "letting go", sacrificing and making way for new ways and doors to open.  I wrote a little about this in Silver Linings recently.  Have you noticed these challenges in your life?  For me they have been accompanied by grief.
My grief is OK, its purely the acknowledgment and letting go of old patterns and belief systems.  However this coincided with other normal parts of life....all in this year!!  Our eldest daughter has just finished school completely - so whats around the corner for her.  And our youngest has decided to finish his schooling in another city, meaning he is leaving home.  My husband became redundant after 18 years in the same organisation to boot.  Grief really hit me between the eyes just last week.  I felt it.  I know these are all great new beginnings and I know its just some transformation, and im ok with feeling this grief. 

It is a very different grief to losing someone you love or sitting with a family member with terminal illness, which a dear sister is doing presently.  So today I would like to honour the emotion of grief, with no rule book attached, no how to or timeline or indeed any barometer of whats right or wrong.   A beautiful old medicine woman says that it is important to cry, as it cleanses the spirit.  For some the process is made easier in isolation or by telling their story or by digging a big hole and yelling really loudly into it.  Whatever and wherever you I wish your day well.
xxxx