How Grief Can Connect You To Grace, According To A Professional Intuitive

Whether you're recovering from the loss of a person you loved, a relationship you valued, a place you called home, a role you cherished, a sense of financial security you became accustomed to, or a state of health you enjoyed, you require extra support during seasons of loss and transition.

That support could come from loved ones, co-workers, community activists, and health care providers. Yet one source of support we often forget to lean on more mindfully after loss is grace.

Find out what makes you feel close to a benevolent, unconditionally loving spiritual force that is greater than you yet part of everything.

The answer might be different for everyone. Being in nature, attending a spiritual workshop, reading a spiritual book, visiting a place of spiritual worship, meditating, praying, or performing a spiritual ritual can all make you feel closer to Spirit and therefore more supported and looked after.

It's very normal for humans experiencing loss and needing comfort to turn on themselves instead, feeling blame or shame.

Life can be incredibly challenging, and we all make poor choices or take actions we regret. Yet when you stay in a place of blame and shame with yourself, it can slow down your ability to move on, heal, and take advantage of the supportive people, opportunities, and resources grace sends into your life.

While grace is operating in all our lives all the time, we can more mindfully align with it by being a channel of grace for others. This can look like being of service to others in big or tiny ways.

When you're experiencing loss, it's typical to have fewer physical and emotional reserves, so don't drain yourself. Yet sometimes it's healthy to get a break from your own heartbreak by focusing on the concerns of others.

Accepting the loss of something foundational in our lives—a loved one, a job, a home, a way of being in the world—happens in stages. The more you can surrender to this change, the more quickly and easily grace can bring in new healing experiences and relationships.

Be generous with yourself as you negotiate a new normal in your life—and that negotiation can take weeks, months, or years. Especially give yourself plenty of space before and after big undertakings so you can manage and process your emotions.