Tuesday, May 24, 2011

Good Mourning

I've been thinking a lot about mourning this week. I have had a really overwhelming stretch. An enormous amount of change, a challenging relationship landscape, a very strange job situation and many other things...

This weekend someone said to me, "just let yourself be sad and mourn it for a while." Yeah, I don't really wanna do that, however, I suppose it would be wise to address the feelings and not let them undermine the rest of life. Buried stuff just doesn't do much for a person.

So, I suppose I'll devote a little time to that, maybe a walk...something like that.

Mary, the Madonna, in the Michelangelo recreation above reflects those emotions. Not weeping, not inconsolable but reflective.

I just, also, listened to this clip: Part of [] session from Catalyst. . And it is a good idea to enter time of reflection with some perspective on the whole of your life.

It is okay to be sad, but only for a while. After that, eyes up, you just don't know what's ahead.