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May 29, 2022Liked by Lisa Olivera

I felt called to write too. Was inspired by a friend and it felt like I honored myself and grief by doing so. Thank you for your heartfelt and honest words. It’s helping me to continue holding space and letting it all be, even though it isn’t always easy. Sarah Blondin had a good analogy the other day as well of being in a tornado, speeding through. Learning to live in and with presence. You two have really been a light in accepting all parts and radiating all your being out into the universe. Take care.

Here’s what I wrote:

It all just hurts.

Thought of you and Texas today…

All I could breathe was we don’t need assault weapons and hold the tears away.

Why isn’t it seen?

You can have all the guns and

they’ll still beat you two to one.

It hurts my heart.

I’ve cried so many times.

For all the whys..

All the lives..

I’m a hopeful person.

But I can’t see a way,

things need to be,

To live..

To love..

To see..

So trying to be how I can be.

How do I want to be in the world?

I’m you and me.

I’m everybody.

Learning and listening.

Using my heart and brain to help another.

All we’ve got is each other.

Why don’t you see it too?

Why don’t you feel it through?

But regardless I’m here.

And I love the scared, sad part of you.

Because that’s what I do.

Hoping love finds you too.

(I wish I could do more, but I will continue to try and help to make the world better. To be better. To prove light exists and radiate hope.)

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May 29, 2022Liked by Lisa Olivera

This was a much needed read. Thank you so much for your words. ❤️

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May 29, 2022Liked by Lisa Olivera

Thank you, Lisa 🙏🏼 Thank you for continuing to share your writings during a turbulent time.

Grief is something I have only just started being able to feel to its capacity (literally just last week haha), and while it is so painful, it was beautiful to be able to feel on that deep of a level. Thank you for sharing the passage by Francis Weller.

I really do have such a deep gratitude for your writing, thank you.

Take good care <3

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I’ve been walking through deep personal loss for the past 6 months. I know life will never be the same, but I wonder what life will look like when it’s finally reconfigured. For now, I feel untethered and yet deeply connected to collective grief. I don’t know if grief is the truest thing about me. Sometimes I think it is the very bottom -the ocean floor- of what it means to be a living being. But other times I think of it more like a doorway, like a portal, through which I find another place to dwell. I savor your posts Lisa and this one especially is a good companion. Thank you.

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Lisa, *THIS* is the post that made me finally become a monthly paid subscriber! I have valued your work for so long, but this beautiful raw-hearted piece made me realize that I NEED what you offer the world, and I want to support that any way I can! 💜💜💜

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