3 thoughts #3: On physical stress, grief and compassion
Read or listen to my three thoughts of the week.
Hi! How is everything with you this week?
Here are my 3 thoughts of the week. You can choose to listen or read it below.
Before I begin: My heart goes out to every single being on this planet affected by war or conflict. The world is heart-breaking right now and has been for a long time.
Living with ME means that my physical stress reaction is incredibly sensitive, it only takes one harsh word or a heated conversation and my stress levels are through the roof and no relaxation technique can help — I just have to ride out the adrenaline.
I used to see grief as a process, and something that would eventually be released, but it’s really a constant, something I carry as a backpack and isn’t released through crying — it’s always there. (H/t to
from for reminding me of the subject).What’s keeping me strong right now is compassion. Compassion for self and compassion for others in difficult circumstances, however that may look.
What about you?
What keeps you strong right now?
How do you grieve and is grief a part of your daily life or does it come in waves?
How is your physical stress response? Are you solid as a rock, or does your body, like mine go haywire at the slightest?
This is a safe space and I welcome both joy and sorrow, happiness and sadness, elation and grief as well as everything in between. Nothing is too dark or too bright here. I hope to see you in the comments.
P.S Did you read my latest blog about the missing ingredient in gratitude practices? There are also some great comments under it.
I agree that I think grief is something we carry around, I still sometimes forget my grandma (a mother figure and a huge part of my life) passed almost 10 years ago. But the shock of realising she’s not earth side does get softer. I’m still exploring my feelings but perhaps grief is something we grow around, always present but some how we change around the shape of it? I feel irreversibly changed by it.