“You can’t fully receive the next chapter if you’re still clinging to the last one.”
We want to move on quickly. To manifest the next person. To skip the ache.
But grief is sacred. It clears the ground. It makes room.
You don’t have to stay in mourning. But you do have to let the past move through you, not stay stuck inside.
Grieve what hurt. Grieve what never arrived. Grieve who you had to become just to survive.
Let yourself feel it fully — so what comes next doesn’t have to compete with ghosts.
Breathe into your chest. Say softly: 'I allow this grief to move through me, not define me.'
Light a candle or take a walk to honor what you’re letting go of. Say goodbye with intention.
Elena S. “I kept trying to date without grieving my ex. But every person felt like a rebound. When I finally let myself mourn, the freedom came — and then love followed.”
You clear the path by feeling what once filled it.