Amanda Lee talks about her personal experience of grief by sharing with us about a recent loss. Through her vulnerability and transparency, Amanda takes us on a personal journey through her own grief of losing her surrogate mother. She lets us know that grief is not a clear and finite process, nor is it easy. Grief can be messy, but there are ways we can give ourselves permission to fully experience it through self-care and love. Amanda shares 2 songs that she has been singing through her mourning. She reaches out to her readers letting us know that she will be taking a few weeks to process the grief and then will be back sharing her tools for healing and recovery.
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Blessings to you Amanda Lee! I am so sorry for your loss and thank you for sharing this time with us. I send you heart felt embraces and empathy and wish you comfort, peace, and freedom to continue to express your grief. Thank you Amanda, that even in the midst of this grieving, you stand in bravery and courage to share with us and to help us continually on our journey.
PS — I LOVE those songs and appreciate you sharing them!!
Thank you for the lovely sentiments John. I appreciate it so much! Big hug, A.
So sorry for your loss, Amanda. May she rest in peace. I do hope you continue your blog. Thank you for sharing your heart felt experiences of awakening. Love you, Jo
Heel dapper en mooi Amanda. En sterkte… Zorg goed voor jezelf.
i love your spirit. healing intentions to you, take your time and know we love you.
<3 <3 <3
Hi Amanda,
You have my deepest of condolences in experiencing your mother’s transition. While grief indeed stresses the body, assaults the emotions, confuses the mind and more often than not has us asking the spiritual question of why, I find that it is in the letting go in surrender that reminds me how my desire to hold the person when their time comes to evolve brings the joy they would actually ask of me. I’ve shared many parts of my life experiences with you but we had not gotten here yet. It was 16 years ago on March 4 that my mother departed this realm and at the time I was in prison. One of the greatest lessons from that was the realization that our physical existence is not the primary basis for the reality of our infinite and boundless connection. With that said, it’s okay to feel sad on a human level yet to separate the eternally merged saturation of one another is like trying to individuate the rays of the sun. You have my email Amanda and I’m always available to you as you are always a beacon for others.
I hold a space for your grief in tears, in joy, and in comfort.
Dear Amanda, thank you so much for sharing this.
Today I said goodbye to my surrogate grandma. She is still alive, but not for long. During my last visits I postponed saying good-bye, but today I felt that my sadness started to shift into gratefulness. I was lucky to be able to say to her that I love her and thank her for her love and to tell her that she will live on in my heart.
One of her favorite songs is Fix You (Coldplay) and she requested that I sing it for her, which I did. Couldn’t keep it dry, but it was beautiful to share this with her.
Lots of warmth and love and acceptance for you.
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