Find Spiritual Comfort When Grieving
Grief and loss are tumultuous times. And to get through this time you want to surround yourself with things that are familiar. Another is to find spiritual comfort when grieving. Practising spirituality or organized religion is oftentimes a source of great solace.
Whether reading scriptures, sitting in nature meditating or creating an altar inside your home, are all examples that be a safe and sacred space to grieve.
Attending religious services can link you with a community that help of all sorts. A willing listener, a shared meal, and any number of large and small acts of assistance help people stay afloat after a death of traumatic loss.
Religious or spiritual beliefs may also help by giving a larger meaning to a loved one’s life and death.
Power of Spiritual Comfort
For some, the belief that a loved one is enjoying spiritual riches of entering heaven gives incredible comfort. The same is said for those who imagine or have a belief in their loved one preparing for a new life through reincarnation can be spiritually comforting.
Or maybe believing your loved one helps guide you in this world or that you will reunited in another place after your own death can help you to feel connected with the person. Whatever gives you spiritual comfort is worthy of your time and your belief.
Prayer
If prayer heartens or sustains you, set aside time for it. Read spiritual texts that you find comforting, attend services, and share your circumstances with a religious leader who can help place the death in the context of your faith.
Nature
Gardening or communing with nature, which offers ample opportunity to observe the rhythms of life and death in the natural world, is also soothing to some people. Start a simple garde, grow herbs in a window box or plant flowers in memory of the ones you love. Or create a sacred space that is both beautiful and gives you a quiet space to contemplate in spirit.
Yoga and Meditation
So, too, is meditation or yoga.When you are stuck in grief you also get trapped in your head. Practising yoga help you to get back into the physical which gives your mind a much needed break. Meditation has many benefits – it will help clear your mind. This will help improve sleep, give mental clarity and help you as you move through grief and loss.
Concluding Spirituality When Grieving
Comfort comes from the simple things in life. Spending time in the garden, with beloved pets or walking by the ocean are all examples of finding spiritual comfort in time of grief and loss. When moving through grief connecting with spirit will bring comfort, and much needed overall wellness benefits in this time.
If you are struggling in this difficult time, speaking with a grief coach or getting online therapy may also helpful in grief and loss.
