Elba is a women’s wellness coach and mother of two. When her kids were younger, she fell into the “hustle and grind” of working to the point she would miss special moments of their growing up years. Now, she is trying to heal the grief from being absent during that crucial time, what she calls “mother wounds.”
Forgiving ourselves starts with realizing our motivations, and in Elba’s case it was making sure beyond any doubt that she was providing for her children. In her own words, Elba describes how she “lost herself” in her extreme work ethic, in addition to losing out on precious time with her kids.
As she’s gotten older and moved into her “crone” phase of life, Elba reflects on the wisdom she has gained by making the choices which shaped her life today. She realized that by practicing gratitude, the grief and regret can be repackaged into a lovely gift of grace, forgiveness and joy shared with others.
The lessons learned from lost time with her family even guided Elba to sacrifice rare opportunities — like traveling all over Mexico and being asked to help build a healing center — because she didn’t want to miss one more moment with those she loved most. Elba’s story reminds us that grief comes in all forms and in every stage of life; it’s what we do with our grief that makes all the difference between stagnation or growth.
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Suicide Hotline: 1(800) 273-8255 or text 988
Hospice & Community Care: (717) 735-9661
Cope Foundation: https://copefoundation.org/grief-resources/
A Walk With Faith: Surviving the Death of a Child: https://faiths.me/awalkwithfaith
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