Death has not been handled very well in my life.
As a kid, it was not explained to me, we didn’t talk about it, we didn’t celebrate it and I was left to mourn by myself. Each time it was so confusing for me and I felt alone and had to try to figure it out by myself.
I just watched a beautiful program on Netflix called From Scratch and (to not give the storyline away) there is a death, and the story is told so beautifully, I cried and cried.
I cried for my Dad, who died in a similar way. I cried for the family who all came together and celebrated life together. I cried for the openness and acceptance that I was not shown. I cried for the way they celebrated his life and openly showed their grief and how supported they all were. I cried because I felt that my life was heading down a similar path just recently and I hid my emotions and kept all those scared emotions to myself, I didn’t let anyone in except my husband (and he forced me to be open, for which I am so grateful for!).
This beautiful program has shown me how I want to deal with death moving forward, for my kids, for my family and for me.
When we face our biggest fears, they lose their power, their greatness, their control over us and it makes space for the beauty and awareness so that we can face them with strength and courage.
To anyone who is facing death, who is supporting someone in their transition or has lost someone so special to them, don’t hold it all in. It’s ok to be vulnerable, its ok to be scared, its ok to feel lost (and watch this program!!). It’s not easy, for anyone.
A big hug from me to you xx
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