The Grief Garden (A Ritual of Reconnection)
When to Use It: In springtime or whenever you need to plant something new from your sorrow.
Why It Matters: Growth and grief are not opposites. This is about remembering in bloom.
Steps:
Choose a flower, plant, or tree to represent them.
Find a quiet time to plant it; no rushing.
Speak their name as you press the soil.
Water it with intention, and emotion.
Visit often. Tend to it like a conversation.
Optional Add-Ons:
Write a note and bury it beneath the roots.
Paint a garden stone with their name.
Let this become an annual ritual.
Blessing:
“May this garden grow where grief has lived. May beauty bloom beside the ache. May I remember you in petals, not just pain.”