Healing 2 minutes at a time

GRIEF: A Grieving Valentine : Healing Your Grief 2 Minutes at a time #48

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It’s February. It’s the month that is defined by love, hearts, valentines and candy.  But how do we celebrate a month dedicated to love when we are grieving and don’t quite feel very loving ourselves?  We begin with recognizing one simple fact:

We only grieve for the ones we have truly loved.

And since we do truly love them, then we are going to take this moment and truly grieve for them too. We are going to create the most perfect, heart-felt, intimate Valentine describing everything we love about our loved one.  We are going to call it our grieving valentine.  Here’s how it works and why it is the most beautiful gift your loved one could give you this Valentine’s Day.

We’re going to go back to our elementary school crafting days and cut out a good old-fashioned construction paper heart.  (Be sure to keep the outside portion of this cutout.  I’m dedicating this entire month to four Valentine’s heart-centered healing activities and we will need it in a few weeks.  It will add some special meaning if both activities are cut from the same piece of paper.) Once you have your heart, begin to list all the wonderful things you love about your loved one.  Be sure to include personality traits, adventures and memories.  As you are writing on and completing your Valentine, notice what happens.  Let your heart be filled with love and let your eyes be filled with tears.  By completing our grieving Valentine, we are helping our hearts process some of these bottled up emotions.  By allowing your heart to process these feelings, you will begin to heal that beautiful heart of yours.  Completing this Valentine gives you a cherished reminder of all that you loved about them and it helps you heal your own heart too.  It truly  is the perfect Valentine’s gift to give to both of you this Valentine’s season.

What did you write down on your grieving Valentine?  What do you love the most about your loved one?  Share your grieving Valentines with our community and help spread the love.

Love and Blessings,

Erin

 

 

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