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Radikaalne tegu, Mis Laseb Asjadel Haiget Teha

"Lein on energia jõud, mida ei saa kontrollida ega ennustada," mõtiskles Elizabeth Gilbert oma elu armastuse kaotamise järel. "Lein ei allu teie plaanidele ega soovidele. Lein teeb sinuga, mida iganes tahab, millal iganes ta tahab. Selles suhtes on leinul armastusega palju ühist."

Nagu armastus, paisub lein terveks sisemiseks universumiks, mis värvib kogu välismaailma. Nagu armastus – see vaimustav tooraine enamiku laulude, luuletuste ja maalide jaoks, mida meie liigid on loonud – elab ka lein läbi leina ja ei saa jätta rääkimata oma tõde. Erinevalt armastusest kohtab meie kultuur leina häält rahutuse ja eituse sulamiga. Tahame kurbuse kaduda, tõsta kurbust südant kohe kurbusest välja. Sageli peame ekslikult isiklikuks ebaõnnestumiseks oma suutmatust päästa teise leina või ekslikult nende ebaõnnestumise tõttu suutmatust sellest oma soovide ajateljel välja murda.

Jacqueline Chwasti kunst Sandol Stoddardi filmist I Like You – vanaaegne serenaad sõpruseks.

Kui psühhoterapeut Megan Devine – suurepärase ressursi Refuge in Grief looja ja selle kaasaskantava vaste autor,It’s OK That You’re Not OK: Meeting Grief and Loss in a Culture That Doesnt Under ( avalik raamatukogu ) – vaatas, kuidas tema noor terve elukaaslane uppus, peatas äkiline ja mõttetu kaotus tema maailma. Aeglaselt taastades elu tõukejõu, otsustas ta oma emotsionaalse intelligentsuse ja vastupidavuse uurimise töökogemust ümber suunata segadusttekitava ja kõikehõlmava leinaprotsessi paremaks mõistmiseks – protsess, mille käigus, nagu Abraham Lincoln kirjutas oma tohutult läbinägelikus lohutuskirjas leinatud sõbrale, muutub aeglaselt teie südame magusaks ja kaotuse piinaks. püham sort, kui olete varem teadnud”; transmutatsioon, mille käigus oskuslik armastav toetus võib muuta maailma – aitab toetus, mis on väga erinev sellest, mida me instinktiivselt ette kujutame.

Valerio Vidali kunst Nadine Roberti filmist The Shadow Elephant – peen meditatsioon selle üle, mida on vaja meie kurbuste siniseks muutmiseks.

Uurides, kuidas inimesed üle elavad intensiivses leinas – lähedaste kaotuse vägivaldse kuritegevuse, enesetapu, katastroofi, imikute surma ja muude ootamatute katastroofiliste traumade tõttu – jõudis Devine vahistava arusaamani. Ikka ja jälle täheldas ta, et meie kõige intuitiivsemad impulsid aidata neid, kelle kannatusi me igatseme leevendada – rõõmustades neid, suunates neid pimeduses oma elus majakate poole – kipuvad ainult süvendama nende abitut ahastust ja avardama meie ja nende vahelist kuristikku. Ja nii hakkas ta mõtlema, mis aitab päästa tohutut kurbust, mida me maailmas kohtame ja oma elus kogeme.

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Carter Aug 15, 2023
This brief skit on grief brings me back to one key aspect that always resonates with me: to listen; to listen to someone no matter what the circumstances are: someone hurt, mourning a loved one, indecisive, etc. We don't need to solve everyone's issues or problem: just listen.
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Elizabeth Landers Aug 14, 2023
This is hard for me to practice. My brain has been patterned to fix it. It takes awareness & energy to let it be, ro accompany the other in pain. Thanks for your study & this insight that you reframed for me.
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Jagannatha Das Aug 14, 2023
Acknowledging grief and pain as a way to ease them seems totally counter-intuitive. However, just like other emotion such as anger and frustration, denying grief and pain of loss usually do not get rid of them. On the contrary, feeling and emotions that were not allowed expression tend to grow and intensify even more. The body and the psyche seem to know what is essential for us at the moment of grief and pain of loss - a quiet time to be in and really allow the moment to work with us internally. The recollection of shared memories. The altered future expectations and dreams and aspirations. The contemplation of what could be in the afterlife. Reconsideration of our priorities and essentials. Eventually, acceptance of what we could no longer change. And the gratitude of what we‘ve shared and what we still have.
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Kristin Pedemonti Aug 13, 2023
Thank you for this reminder that it is definitely OK to not be OK. And for those supporting someone grieving to sit in the not ok with that person too. <3 As a Narrative Therapist, 1000% agree with honoring and acknowledging the many layers of grief and that it takes the time it takes. One aspect of Narrative Practices I particularly think is helpful is the idea of 're-membering' rather than 'moving on or forgetting.' Re-membering provides opportunities for the person grieving to speak about the person (or pet) that died and to choose how to keep them alive in their life rather than 'moving on' which US culture seems to push hard on people. An example of Re-membering is: a man keeps the photograph of his wife to whom he was married 50 years at her spot at their kitchen table and each morning he has coffee with her. This is beautiful and healthy. Many people are far too quick to say to someone grieving 'oh, you must move on.'
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Jagannatha Das Aug 14, 2023
Thanks for your insights. Re-membering instead of simply moving on. Not letting go; instead reinforcing the past connections and shared instances. Keep them „alive“ in our memories. Surely there will be some regrets, too. The acceptance of what is will come. Later. Much later. Moving on does not mean forgetting completely.
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Patrick Aug 13, 2023
The timeless, even eternal, truth of the wounded healer, exemplified especially in the one called Jesus of Nazareth, incarnate Christ of Divine LOVE (God by any other name we humans choose).
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Kathleen Kler Aug 13, 2023
It is a challenge to our own heart to step into our sadness --which we need to do before we can sit quietly with another's. It is an acknowledgement that there is much outside our control; that this loss was not within our power to prevent or change, And feeling powerless drives us to try and fix, fill the hole with platitudes or bravado. Instead, the void waits for us to discover our strength to face the shadows.Walking with the darkness of loss and grief is the way, the only way to fully exist in this bittersweet world of both life and death.
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Vijay Deshmukh Aug 13, 2023
It's a good learning in life long.