Today we learn the gentle art of allowing our feelings to simply be. So often in grief, we judge ourselves for what we feel - thinking we should be "further along," "doing better," or "over it by now." These judgments only add weight to an already heavy heart.

Our emotions are like weather patterns moving across the vast sky of our consciousness. Just as we wouldn't scold the rain for falling or the wind for blowing, we need not criticize ourselves for feeling what we feel. Each emotion, no matter how uncomfortable, serves a purpose in our healing.
Sometimes we experience conflicting feelings - relief alongside guilt, anger tangled with love, moments of joy that feel almost like betrayal. Today, let's practice giving ourselves permission to experience all of these emotions without labeling them as good or bad. They are simply part of our human experience, especially in grief.

Nature doesn't rush the changing of seasons, and we needn't rush our emotional seasons either. When we create a safe space within ourselves to feel everything - the sharp edges of loss, the hollow ache of absence, even the unexpected moments of peace - we honor our journey and our connection to the one we've lost.

Remember that emotional safety begins with self-compassion. You have the right to feel whatever rises in your heart today. You have permission to cry in the grocery store, to laugh at old memories, to feel nothing at all sometimes. Each response is valid, each feeling is welcome.

Today, let's set down the heavy burden of judgment and allow our emotions to flow naturally, like a stream finding its way through new terrain. You are exactly where you need to be, feeling exactly what you need to feel. In this moment, that is enough.