Everything from consciousness beyond this lifetime to spirit-to-spirit connection, soul contracts, and subtle energetic connections with her son (and others) after their transitions-all are fodder for those willing to entertain these next-level ideas.Ĭertainly some naysayers will balk. With a message that transcends standard fare, combined with training as a psychic and experience along a spacious and openhearted spiritual path, Temple shares an expansive awareness. Her experiences, wisdom, strength of character, and insights come through clearly. These are powerful, evergreen meditations, ripe to be used for all kinds of losses-from loss of a home in fire, to loss of a spouse or younger child, to the passing of a beloved elder, parent, or even a pet.įew come to the grief journey as prepared as Temple. Numbering the meditations might help keep track of them. With eight meditations in all, they are called out in italic in the table of contents and shaded in the book for easy reference. The next chapter similarly explains “grounding,” then segues into the grounding meditation.
She explains the importance of “centering,” then offers the centering meditation. One of the later meditations addresses this with, “Keeping Pity Energy at Bay.”Īt the heart of the book, transcending any specific grief or loss, are the meditation exercises, starting with the most basic at the beginning. Other chapters highlight the particular challenges of dealing with holidays, birthdays, and anniversaries of the beloved’s passing, as well as coping with well-meaning but poorly informed friends and acquaintances. The book is organized to gently guide those in grief to tend to what is in front of them-from initially getting the news, to the sleepless first night, to the unfolding of the first week, and continuing through the first year. From that loss, she says, “I want to share with you how I walked this path of sorrow and acceptance-not to tell you how you should do it, but to offer you thoughts on how to lessen the pain as you walk your path.”Īs she recounts her story, highlighting spiritual practices and beliefs that accompanied her on the journey, she normalizes the process of dealing with hard milestones after a loss. Travel with Temple through losing her twenty-nine-year-old son in a single-car accident. Temple revisits the nightmare knock at the door that every parent dreads. These powerful meditations provide practical comfort for those dealing with grief.Ĭlear and simple, Della Temple’s Walking in Grace with Grief: Meditations for Healing After Loss is a compact and wise companion for one of the most daunting of human journeys-the loss of a loved one.
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