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Mismanaged Grief-
filed in Finding Soul on Apr 26, 2009
Know matter what the loss, a partner, a home, a dream, or loss of financial security, if grief is not managed in a healthy way it spills out into your life. Where does it spill over, you might ask? It can affect your parenting or co parenting,especially when we are still harboring resentment and anger over your relationship ending. Or, if you have lost a job or financial status and you have to dream another dream, your unresolved feelings can keep you from moving forward in a pro-active way.
Check in with yourself, in your body and heart and see if you are holding onto old hurt. Then check your mental thoughts and ask yourself what negative thoughts are keeping you from moving forward in a positive way. Do you feel heavy in your body, tight in your heart and obsessive in your mind? If so try this balloon visualization.
Visualization
Find a quiet space and give yourself at least 10 minutes.
Instruct your body from head to toe to slowly let go and relax and then move slowly through your body allowing the melting and soften to take place in every muscle
Now, picture yourself laying or sitting under a tree, with a lake along side,listening to the water ripple and the birds sing, smell the flowers. Take this scene into all your senses.
Now visualize a large colorful balloon, any color you would like with a long string that you are holding in your hand.
Place all your negative thoughts, feelings, old hurts, past losses, self-blame, anger or any negative feeling from the past and place them one at a time into the balloon.
Take as long as you need seeing them leave your body, mind and heart, as you place them inside the balloon.
When you are ready, release the string from your hands and watch the balloon go off into the sky, further and further away from you.
At the same time feel the release in your mind, body and heart. In every muscle of your body feel the release.
Do this as often as you like and it will release the burden and heaviness you might feel from the losses of the past or present.
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