Curious Presence
I hear the knocking and don’t answer. I feel a weight of sorrow and push it away. I feel the walls of grief pushing on my skin.
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Shirley Riga
May 9, 20216 min read
Our Higher Self is the True Mother
I kept having a dream last night, my children suffering. It's so difficult to feel helpless when a loved one suffers. Easier to blame myself
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Shirley Riga
Apr 12, 20219 min read
Lean in to Support
I can’t make sense of the struggles that befall people. My life changed because I found lessons in everything I experienced.
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Shirley Riga
Apr 7, 20215 min read
Nature Mentors
I was lost in my search. Anywhere I looked I was turned away, disappointed, disrespected and rejected. I wore out my excuses.
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Ancelin Wolfe
Feb 23, 20217 min read
Last Words
I have been thinking about the loneliness of Covid—each of us confined in our lives with our individual configurations. Alone with our fear.
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Nancy Bragg
Feb 15, 20217 min read
Gratitude for Grief, Solitude and Connection
I felt numb staying home. Then I felt a sense of despair. It was as if many people in my life had died. Grief made me aware. So I adapted.
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Shirley Riga
Jan 2, 20217 min read
What If I Am Enough?
What if there’s a greater purpose to suffering? Understanding this can offer acceptance at a deeper level and offer some comfort.
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Shirley Riga
Dec 10, 20207 min read
Love in Hidden Places
Angels come in our lives in unexpected ways. Tragedies always have silver linings.
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Shirley Riga
Nov 24, 20205 min read
Life Breathes In and Out
Dear friends are departing
New ones are arriving not yet known, Brand new in their bright packages
Life breathes in and out
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Shirley Riga
Nov 18, 20207 min read
Shame Does Not Rule My Happiness
I do know the majority of people walking on this earth judge themselves using shame and guilt as a guide to their actions.
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Shirley Riga
Oct 26, 20208 min read
Both Sides Now
My Higher Self represents my connection with my heart. My Lower Self represents my fear as I compare myself to others. Both are necessary
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Shirley Riga
Oct 13, 20204 min read
Thank You For My Losses
I stand before my inner fire and bow my head in gratitude for the losses in my life.
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Shirley Riga
Sep 18, 20205 min read
The Power of Friendship
I learned to speak love during our time together. I also learned to trust and the power of vulnerability.
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Shirley Riga
Sep 17, 20206 min read
Welcomed and Heard
As I navigate through my grief days, I am familiar with U-turns. It’s so easy for me to beat myself up for not thinking clearly.
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Shirley Riga
Sep 16, 20205 min read
Surrendering is an inside job
Surrendering is letting go of the pursuit to understand everything. Surrendering is about acceptance. Surrendering is inquiring with honesty
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Shirley Riga
Sep 10, 20205 min read
My Teacher
She was a caged butterfly needing space to fly free. Grief comes when it comes without an invitation.
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Shirley Riga
Sep 5, 20205 min read
Old Stories New Beginnings
I am not my story. Sometimes grief consumes me and my day is encumbered with sadness. I remember my tools to help me move through my grief.
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Shirley Riga
Sep 3, 20205 min read
My Journal is the Meeting Room
I started a conversation yesterday with forgotten friends, long ago acquaintances I lost touch with, the younger me...
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Nancy Bragg
Jul 30, 20203 min read
Liminal Space
I sank into the in-between.
It was my time for reflection and renewal.
I felt like I was in limbo, a place of liminality,
like gestating
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Shirley Riga
Jun 27, 20203 min read
Gifts from our loved ones
For loved ones always inhabit our spaces, inhabit our thoughts and inhabit our hearts
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