A New Year's Message
More than anything, I just wanted to wish you a Happy New Year and send a little tenderness your way.
I've been feeling so many feelings this week and today I started thinking about my dear friend Donna who passed away a year ago. It got me thinking about how often we feel grief and awe and beauty and hurt and anger and love all at once. Donna once told me that she'd been trying to describe an experience she was having of feeling every emotion that exists, all at once. And in trying to articulate that, she learned that there was actually a Portuguese word for it. I can't remember that word, but I like knowing that it exists. I like that there is a word out there that both validates and normalizes my experience, and helps me articulate it. So if you are reflecting on this past year, and feeling all of the feelings at once, know that this is a common human experience and there is a word for it - albeit in Portuguese!!!
We tend to like the black and white - it feels safer somehow to feel one thing or the other. But the truth is, grief is never separate from love and anger and fear usually live right next to the things we care most about. So if you are ready for this year to be over, before you rush to move it along, take a minute to remember what you have most loved, what has sparked awe and curiosity in you and what you will grieve. My guess is that they are hiding right behind what you are ready to get rid of.
Wishing you a fresh start and a heart open to all the feelings you can wrap your arms around.
Sending so much love,
Rachel
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