GRIEF IS EXPERIENCED THROUGH ANY TRANSITION.
WE CAN FEEL GRIEF WITH CHANGE IN ANY RELATIONSHIP: ROMANTIC, PLATONIC, OR SELF CONNECTIONS, JOBS, FRIENDSHIPS, COMMUNITY, PETS, ETC
GRIEF CAN FEEL FAMILIAR WHEN WE EXPAND, RESHAPE, OR RECLAIM PARTS OF OUR IDENTITY, CULTURE, SEXUALITY, OR BODY AUTONOMY.
GRIEF WILL SURFACE WITH CHANGES IN IDEAS, WITH SUCCESS OR FAILURE, AND AS WE SHIFT OUR AWARENESS.
GRIEF CAN COEXIST WITH OUR JOYS, PLEASURES, AND AS WE ARE EXPERIENCING NEW CURIOSITIES.
GRIEF CAN BE FELT FROM THE STATE OF THE WORLD AS WE ARE INTERDEPENDENTLY CONNECTED WITH ALL LIVING THINGS THAT EXIST AROUND US - PLANTS, PEOPLE, AND HIGHER BEINGS.
TO CREATE SPACE FOR RITUALS, CEREMONY, AND HONORING OF THE LAYERS OF OUR GRIEF - NOT JUST LIFE TRANSITIONING INTO DEATH- BUT THE DYING, SHAPING, AND REDEFINING OF ALL THE PARTS OF LIFE IS TO HOLD OURSELVES AND OUR COMMUNITY IN LOVING HEALING AND GREATER POSSIBILITY FOR RICHER LIVES.
words + graphics by euni
more at selfstudylab.com/art
If you’re in San Diego and want to explore, express, and heal in community - join us for a donation-based Grief + Release Communal Circle on Sunday, July 24th at 10am in North Park. Details + RSVP can be found here.