Grief Circles
Grief is praise, because it is the natural way love honors what it misses. ~ Martin Prechtel: The Smell of Rain on Dust
Embrace your grief, for there will your soul grow. ~ C. J. Jung
Society allows us to be angry and afraid, even rewards acting on these emotions, but grief has no place in our common spaces. Of all the blocks to Love: fear, anger and their off-shoots cynicism and apathy, grief is the hardest to access because we are taught not to cry, not to “go down,” not to feel pain. But if we cannot grieve, we cannot completely love.
We grieve for love lost – to death, to divorce, to breakups, to movement. We grieve for dreams forgotten, for hopes dashed, for ideals squashed. We grieve for the world: for damage, destruction, squandering of resources, for the suffering of sentient beings. When we move past fear and anger to the underlying grief, we touch what is true and, from that place of truth, access compassion and respect and even our authentic power.
For years now, and especially since 2020, I have been wanting to be a part of a “grief circle” – to be a part of a community that grieves together. I am an experienced holder of space for people who do deep work, and I offer this circle to those who would like to join me.
What a Grief Circle aims to be: inviting, listening, sharing, holding, supporting, centering, normalizing (of grief), accepting (of different ways of grieving).
What a Grief Circle is NOT: therapy; religious; didactic in ANY way; Jungian, Freudian, etc.;
When: Sunday, Sept 8 2024. 2 pm to 4 pm.
Where: The Social Hall at San Geronimo Community Presbyterian Church. 6001 Sir Francis Drake Blvd, San Geronimo
Who: Anyone who wants to join us. No pressure to share. Max: 15 participants.
There is no cost for this event.
Sign up by emailing Sharanya at [email protected]