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Rituals for transition



When we are faced with challenging situations, we sometimes get stuck in the moment and have difficulty moving on.  Creating a ritual marks time, making it a sacred moment either at the beginning or ending of a difficult transition.  It is an outward acknowledgement of the new phase in your life.

 

Bereavement
a
new or loss of relationship
a
new or loss of job
a
loss of loved one
a
leave taking/letting go
a
miscarriage
a
acknowledging/expressing authentic self
a
infertility
a
moving
a
general healing needs
a
retirement
a
beginning/ending health treatment
a
general celebrations of any kind

Even the saddest things
 can become,
once we have made peace with them,
a source of wisdom and strength for the journey that still lies ahead.
-Frederick Buechner

Nothing that grieves us can be called little; by the eternal laws of proportion a child's loss of a doll and a king's loss of a crown are events of the same size.
-Mark Twain

Spiritual a    Emotional Support
 
All transitions are a form of grief or loss.  Norman Mailer says "Every moment of one's existence one is growing into more or retreating into less.  One is always living a little more or dying a little bit."   Spiritual Direction or Pastoral Counseling through times of transition eases the pain of change.  Simon Stephens says, "Grief only becomes a tolerable and creative experience when love enables it to be shared with someone who really understands."  A spiritual guide provides the loving stability as you weather the instability of change.  Sacred Moments will walk with you as you journey to "greener" paths.