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Radikalno Dejanje dopuščanja, Da Stvari Bolijo

"Žalost je sila energije, ki je ni mogoče nadzorovati ali predvideti," je razmišljala Elizabeth Gilbert ob izgubi ljubezni svojega življenja. "Žalost ne uboga vaših načrtov ali vaših želja. Žalost vam bo storila, kar hoče, kadar koli hoče. V tem pogledu ima žalost veliko skupnega z ljubeznijo."

Tako kot ljubezen se tudi žalost širi v celotno notranje vesolje, ki obarva ves zunanji svet. Tako kot ljubezen – ta vznemirljiva surovina za večino pesmi, pesmi in slik, ki jih je ustvarila naša vrsta – žalost živi skozi žalovanje in ne more, da ne bi spregovorila svoje resnice. Za razliko od ljubezni se naša kultura sooča z glasom žalosti z zlitino nemira in zanikanja. Želimo, da bi žalost izginila, da bi užaloščeno srce takoj dvignilo iz njegove žalosti. Pogosto za osebni neuspeh zamenjamo našo nezmožnost, da bi rešili tujo žalost, ali za njihov neuspeh zamenjujemo nezmožnost, da bi se iz tega rešili na časovnici naših želja.

Umetnost Jacqueline Chwast iz I Like You Sandola Stoddarda — starinska serenada prijateljstvu.

Ko je psihoterapevtka Megan Devine — ustvarjalka odličnega vira Zavetje v žalosti in avtorica njegovega prenosnega dvojnika,It's OK That You're Not OK: Meeting Grief and Loss in a Culture That Doesn't Understand ( javna knjižnica ) — opazovala, kako se utaplja njen mlad, zdrav partner, je nenadna in nesmiselna izguba zasukala njen svet. Ko je počasi ponovno dobilo gibalno silo življenja, se je odločila preusmeriti svoje poklicne izkušnje s preučevanjem čustvene inteligence in odpornosti k boljšemu razumevanju zmedenega, vsepogotajočega procesa žalosti – procesa, v katerem se, kot je zapisal Abraham Lincoln v svojem izjemno pronicljivem tolažilnem pismu žalujočemu prijatelju, agonija izgube počasi spremeni v »žalosten sladek občutek v srcu, čistejše in svetejše vrste, kot ste jo poznali prej«; preobrazba, pri kateri lahko spretna ljubeča podpora spremeni svet – pomaga podpora, ki je zelo drugačna od tiste, ki si jo instinktivno predstavljamo.

Umetnost Valeria Vidalija iz Senčnega slona Nadine Robert — subtilna meditacija o tem, kaj je dejansko potrebno, da razmodrimo svojo žalost.

Ko je preučeval, kako se ljudje spopadajo z intenzivno žalostjo – izgubo ljubljenih zaradi nasilnih zločinov, samomora, katastrofe, smrti dojenčka in drugih nenadnih katastrofalnih travm – je Devine prišel do osupljivega vpogleda. Znova in znova je opazila, da naši najbolj intuitivni impulzi glede pomoči tistim, katerih trpljenje hrepenimo, da bi ublažili - tako, da jih razveselimo, tako da jih preusmerimo k svetilnikom v njihovih življenjih sredi teme - le poglabljajo njihovo nemočno tesnobo in širijo prepad med nami in njimi. In tako se je začela spraševati, kaj rešuje neizmerno žalost, ki jo srečujemo v svetu in doživljamo v lastnem življenju.

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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.