Latex and Lavender: An Accidental Awakening

Betsa-rella cut it up one time... (Ooooss Oks...) Let's talk about death baby, let's talk about you and me. Let's talk about all the beauty and the trauma. That may be. Let's talk about death. Let's talk about death. Where are my 90s kids?  Salt-n-Pepa has honestly been my one true musical companion since I was old enough to play my own cassettes.  I was driving down the road the other day and this song popped into my head.  We don't talk about death as a culture.  It is a part of the human condition, but we don't talk about.  It is hard to be there for someone in their time of grief. I recall as a kid a classmate lost his grandfather.  I was at the store with my mother and I picked out a condolence card.  How monotone the messages were.  I'm sorry for your loss.  May you find peace.  May the memories comfort you.  I picked one, and months later when I was picking up my room, I found it.  I had second-guessed myself...

What is mindfulness? To me, mindfulness is being present in the moment.  Whatever activity at the time is worthy of our attention.  That means tasks, human to human interaction, and how we go about our existence.  Whatever it is that has your attention grows, so how can we nurture our lives to be their best? How can we approach daily mindfulness in a time of grieving?  There is something to be said about this trending approach to every facet of our existence.  It is the perfect example of how something can grow with our intention. Every chance we have to learn a new approach to living our best life is a great moment, and that includes a growing consciousness of grief and growth.  We are connected and can bring this into our daily lives. It is being authentic and allowing yourself to feel the darkness.  The angry, the sad, the hopeless.  I allow myself to feel angry when I witness a miserable old cow.  I let the thought cross my mind- many...