Welcome to this meditation when your partner is grieving.
Allow yourself to get comfortable.
You can close your eyes if that feels right for you.
Take a deep breath in through the nose and out through the mouth.
And again,
In through the nose,
Out through the mouth.
In your darkest seasons you will be the live-in carer.
You will question if this is a storm you can weather.
To love is to stay when every cell says run.
In your darkest seasons you will be the live-in patient.
You will question if this is a storm they will stay with.
To love is to stay when every cell says run.
We hold and we give space amongst the fluctuations of depression and frightening changes that have and will grace the relationship.
We ask what do you need right now and respect the other's wishes with all the strength we can bear.
Even when we want to squeeze them so tight that all the pain falls away.
We keep watch from the other side of the room as one of us fights off the demons inside and the other out.
The grace and beauty you are learning to channel grief as a couple,
As a union,
Is inspiring.
This may be one of the darkest phases you have ever lived through.
Many days questioning if you'll survive it.
But the bliss you create on the days you do survive,
The safety you radiate when you are in sync,
All the things will come together in the end.
Blinkers on,
Facing forward,
Wading through and holding on hope together.
Taking a deep breath in through the nose,
Out through the mouth and again in through the nose,
Out through the mouth.
And slowly bringing your awareness to any sounds outside of my voice.
You can wiggle your fingers or stretch your toes now and slowly bring your awareness back to the room whenever you're ready,
Blinking your eyes open and coming back to the present moment.
Blinkers on,
Facing forward,
Wading through and holding on hope together.
