The holidays have special challenges for us grievers. In saying goodbye to 2024 I am focused on gratitude for all that has come my way this year. Life is good. It's odd to say that, because, you know, my husband's still dead. I know it's confusing and people think that if you're happy, your grief is gone. Sadly, it doesn't work like that.
When our loved ones die the love doesn't die, it becomes grief. Grief is love, that's why it lasts so long, as in forever. You can't get grief out of your heart, unfortunately, but you can navigate it out of your body so you don't get sick.
I use my crystals to help with this in a little ritual with an amethyst and rose quartz. These are the best crystals to use when managing grief. Hold one in the palm of each hand and feel the vibration of healing wash over you. Ask grief to leave your body. Breathe deeply until you feel a sense of calm. You can also put these crystals under your pillow. Grief is a robber of sleep. Under your pillow crystals can improve the quality of your sleep, protect you from negative energy, and promote personal growth. Growing through grief will show you how strong and resilient you are. I'll be adding some crystal healing rituals to Gretta in Gratitude in 2025.
Thank you from the bottom of my heart for being here and coming back to read my blog when there's a new post. If just one person takes something away that resonates for them it makes me so happy. I recently wrote a long post in my women's grief group. It was funny and I was hoping it would give some of them a laugh. Well, it spurred on a huge conversation that by the end of the day that had reached over 300 of them and some said it was the first time they laughed since their husbands died. It made me so happy. Laughter is the best medicine and happiness is healing. Choose it.
Here's a bit of what things look like around here lately. I guess you could say that I'm a holiday decorating over achiever...
