“No one ever told me that grief felt so like fear.”
— C. S. Lewis
Greetings to all my precious people!!
Every Autumn, trees perform the most beautiful act of grief imaginable – they release what has sustained them all summer, trusting that this letting go is not loss but preparation for new life. In Traditional Chinese Medicine, grief is not a pathology to be fixed but the natural emotion of the Metal element, the feeling that allows us to honor what has been while creating space for what’s becoming.
The Sacred Sadness That Clears the Way
At midlife, we often find ourselves in seasons of multiple griefs – not just the obvious losses, but the subtle mourning of who we used to be, dreams that didn’t manifest as expected, and the sweet sorrow of watching our children grow beyond needing us. This isn’t depression or getting stuck in sadness. This is the sacred work of clearing the emotional field so new possibilities can take root.
