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Just Show Up...Now and Always!

12/20/2022

Hello friends, Yvonne Heath here with Love Your Life to Death.
The holidays are right around the corner. Last week I shared how we need to show up for ourselves first, especially at the holidays when emotions are heightened and we feel our losses more deeply.

We need to show up for ourselves first, acknowledge and allow our feelings and be okay with not being okay and allowing grief and joy (which can coexist). Today my message is: When someone is grieving, struggling, in a crisis, and you don't know what to do, and you don't know what to say, just show up. Just Show Up.
You cannot fix grief you can acknowledge and allow hard feelings.

The truth is that we can still allow the joy of the holidays and celebrate and support those who are not feeling joyful. We can allow all of it. There is room for all of it. So please, check in with those who perhaps do not want to celebrate right now.

Let them know you care, that you are thinking about them, (drop things off, shovel their walkway, walk their dogs) because life continues on even when grief takes a hold of us, especially at the holidays. Bring them cookies. Do what your heart leads you to do, knowing that we cannot fix it.

We can love and support one another along the way.
Show up for yourself first no matter what. And always remember to just show up for one another now and always.

I will always be here and to Just Show Up for you.
I love you all.

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Show Up for Yourself First During the Holidays!

12/6/2022

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Hi everyone, Yvonne Heath here with Love Your Life to Death.

I have spoken with so many grieving souls in the last few weeks. The holidays are right around the corner, (whatever the holidays may mean to you). I want to take this opportunity to remind everyone that if this is a time of grief and struggle and loss, for you, for your family, for those you love, care about, please show up for yourself first.

Show up for yourself first, acknowledge and allow your feelings and your messiness. We don't have to be strong for everyone. We can grieve with them. We can get through this together. So many people want to be strong for everyone and hold it together and pretend they are fine when they are not. I would invite you to do just the opposite.

Taking good care of yourself and showing up for yourself first allows you to attend whatever festivities you may want to. Leave when you need to, or don't attend at all. If someone calls and you want to talk, answer the phone if you do not... Don't answer. Be okay to cry. Allow your feelings.

Often over the holidays, all emotions are heightened (especially grief) when you're you're feeling the emptiness of the loss of someone that is no longer living and you can do whatever you need to do to honor them and include their memory. Look at pictures. It's okay.

Next time we'll talk about how we can just show up for others who are grieving. I just wanted to start with sending so much love to each and every one of you, especially those who are grieving whether it is divorce, a diagnosis, a job loss, the death of a loved one.

Show up for yourself first, especially over the holidays, and feel free to reach out anytime I am here for you.

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Show Up for Yourself First During the Holidays!

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