Life After Death: Grieving As a Form of Transition

Living is never easy after death. Whatever or whoever you are grieving, it can be the loss of a loved one, a dream, or a waistline, the very process REQUIRES you to transition to a new reality. It can feel daunting and overwhelming, but transition is what gets us to fully step into our destiny and who we were born to be. This week, Dr. Venus reflects how grieving is another form of transitioning from what was, to what can be. She talks about how to keep going when you don’t see a point, and when something you love is no longer there, and why that’s an invitation for new traditions and beautiful possibilities. Are you willing to let go of what you had to become who you were born to be? Let’s talk about it.

Key Takeaways:

[2:55] While you are grieving, Dr. Venus invites you to take the case that the transition of where you are coming from to where you are going can be a very magical space, one that is ripe with possibility.

[3:13] Sometimes letting go of the past can feel very scary and painful, even if the future is something you are looking forward to. It’s the death of something you knew, and losing that comfort can be anxiety producing.

[4:05] With change and transition can come new alliances, relationships, expectations and new futures. If you think of your grieving not just as a loss but a transition from the old to the new, you can begin to see some blessings.

[5:13] Dr. Venus is fully committing herself to being an artist, and opportunities and people are showing up in ways she wouldn’t believe. However, she wouldn’t necessarily have those if she wasn’t also grieving the loss of what she used to be and open to the transition of who she is becoming.

[6:15] The right people will find you, but they won’t define you. And you will find people who help redesign you. Even in the sadness, there’s always some good stuff.

[8:20] As Dr. Venus grieves the transition of her brother Tory, she honors his sense of humor and by doing comedy herself, feels as though a piece of him is still with her.

[10:04] As you transition from grieving to new traditions, one just may make you laugh or surprise you in ways you didn’t expect. Dr. Venus shares her first “couples non-Christmas Christmas” with her partner, and the mix of grieving, playing, laughing, and building something new.

[15:37] God softens our hearts when we grieve and makes us open and available for new futures. Transition is required to fully step into our destiny.

[19:02] Transition can be in everything, to deciding you are eating better and saying no to choices you made before, to changing the way you see the world or a politician.

Quotes:

• “Going from having to be alone while I grieve to being supported while I grieve, that’s a transition.”
• “Take the case that the grieving is a transition that you’re going from what used to be, to what could be, and that is a very magical space. That’s a space ripe with possibility.”
• “Are you willing to let go of what you had to become for who you were born to be?”
• “God is softening my heart by grieving, and making me open and available for new futures.”
• “Transition is required for my destiny.”

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