Finally Some Equilibrium

"To fully inhabit this life, I first had to grieve all that I had lost." Frances Weller

Amen - which means, I agree.  I agree that we must process our grief in order to fully live.  Weller suggests that we need community support and ritual in order to process grief.  Rituals, such as writing a letter expressing our sorrow and then burning it, have proven to be effective for many.  Allowing oneself to cry is very important, because there is evidence that sorrow is held in our body tissue unless expressed.  There has been research that has demonstrated that the chemistry of tears of joy and tears of sadness are different.  We need to facilitate our own crying.  Some cultures have people who are designated to keen at deaths, thus facilitating the loved ones to cry.