working with
loss
I
think
we’re
all
grieving
not
only
the
fact
that
we’ve
been
caught
in
a
cultural
matrix,
but
now,
because
the
socio-political
and
economic
structures
of
that
matrix
are
crumbling,
we
are
now
finding
that
we
have
to
grieve
the
loss
of
it.”
Basically,
these
are
two
goliaths
that
we
are
grieving at, roughly, the same time.
Recent
world
events
have
made
it
clearer
than
ever
that
we
all
need
to
say
goodbye
to
the
old
ways
of
“more
is
better”
and
begin
to
simplify
our
lives
to
see
that
“less
is
better”.
In
fact
it’s
much
better.
Why?
Because
within
the
simplifying
of
our
lives,
something
wonderful
emerges. The unencumbered ‘self’.
But
simplifying
involves
closing
a
door.
And
closing a door means something is ending.
Ancient
cultures
all
had
very
prescribed
and
imbedded
traditions
around
loss.
As
a
western
culture
without
the
various
rites
of
passage
so
much a part of other cultures, we do not.
As
we
are
ushered
into
this
new
way
of
being,
as
a
culture…even
as
a
family
of
man,
the
symbol
of
our
planet
is
taking
the
place
of
our
respective
country
flags.
Giving
up
these
old
identities
does
not
come
without
grieving
their
loss.
The
many
forms
of
loss
often
elude
even
the
most
vigilant
of
all
of
us.
Yet,
as
all
energy
needs
to
move,
unexpressed
grief
presents
itself
in
ways
that
are
emotionally
crippling
and
wholly detrimental to the body as well.
But the good news is:
Just
underneath
the
grief
is
the
the
limitless
self.
Unidentified
with
the
‘things’
that
constellate
and
identify
us
with
our
former
cultural
trance,
we
are
free
to
recreate
ourselves.
Michael helps us:
Identify hidden grief
Claim
the
grief
that
is
preventing
us
from
being more of the person we want to be
Release,
let
go
and
move
into
something
new
and different
And
as
with
any
healing
process,
there
is
no
magic
bullet
for
turning
our
grief
around,
noticing
it
and
naming
it
can
often
be
the
very
best
we
can
do
so
that
it
isn’t
operating
in
the
shadows of our awareness.
With
the
world
changes
ahead,
learning
how
to
deal
with
loss
in
a
healthy
way
is
not
only
going
to
be
necessary
for
every
one
of
us,
but
transformative
in
its
invitation
to
something
much grander.