Day Schildkret joined me to talk about grief not as something to fix, but as something to learn how to live with. After losing his father and a relationship at the same time, Day found himself slowing down, following a small creative instinct into the woods, and discovering a way to stay open instead of shutting down.
You can listen to the full conversation here:
Podcast: www.thelifeshiftpodcast.com/s4e234
This conversation did not offer answers, but it offered permission. Permission to move at a different pace. Permission to let grief be messy. Permission to believe that meaning can still grow in the in between.
THREE things to think about
Grief is not just sadness. It is a way of loving life that includes endings, not just beginnings. When we stop treating grief like a problem, it becomes a practice.
Slowing down is not falling behind. Sometimes it is the most honest response to change. Especially when everything feels unsteady.
Creativity does not have to be impressive to be healing. Simple acts done with attention can help us metabolize what words cannot carry.
TWO things to ask yourself
Notice where you might be rushing your own healing and ask what would happen if you slowed down instead.
Reflect on a recent ending and ask what it might be inviting you to learn, not just what it took from you.
ONE thing to try this week
Create a small ritual to mark something that changed. Spend ten minutes making or arranging something simple with what you already have. Do it without an outcome. Just notice how it feels.
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