A moment of gratitude,
Missing someone.
My name's Abby and today's moment of gratitude is a very personal one for me and one that this week I have been feeling more than ever.
It is about missing someone.
I have felt this pain in the past but I think it is now more prevalent and heightened for everyone.
The feelings I have are those of pain and hurt and they burn inside entwined with frustration at there being no way to resolve the situation at the moment.
I have been using meditation a lot recently to try and bring calmness and peace to my mind which has been racing and preoccupied.
I did a distancing meditation which can help to take a little of the heat out of the emotion and give a different perspective.
I went through the process but when I finished the meditation I realised that I didn't want to be distanced from those feelings because the feelings I have are from love and I don't want to be distanced from that love.
Even though there may be pain at the moment,
It comes from love.
So I started reading about sitting with your emotions.
I realised that I actually wanted to experience and feel those feelings because they come from love and joy that that person brings to my life.
When I spend time thinking about them I think about how they are part of my past,
Part of my personality and they will be part of my future and I am truly grateful for that.
By allowing myself freely to feel the whole range of emotions I was giving myself permission to dream about the time when we can see each other again,
To visualise the future,
To focus on the joy and although the pain is still there I feel able to allow the pain to exist but to also embrace the positive emotions.
So if you're missing someone like I am right now,
Take a moment today to have gratitude for that person being part of your life,
Being part of your past and part of your heart.
Always have gratitude.
