11/23/2025
I shared something on the blog today that moved through me last week and asked to be written.
A candle ritual.
A messy moment.
A story about grief, music, and the way a single song can stop you right where you are.
Last week I had one of those days where nothing was working. Not my breath, not journaling, not grounding… nothing. A song came on that reminded me of my Dad and without even thinking I reached for my phone to tell him. The realisation that I couldn’t do that anymore hit harder than I expected!!!
The next morning I was supposed to host a community event and everything in me knew I couldn’t pretend I was okay. I cancelled it and went straight to the trees. Back to Cathedral Grove. Back to the place where I go to talk to him.
That visit brought me back to a candle ritual I created inside the Inner Peace Club. Something simple. Something gentle. Something that helps you feel close to someone you love when the missing rises out of nowhere.
I wanted to bring that ritual onto the blog too… in case you’ve ever felt that kind of moment.
In case you’re carrying someone in your heart today.
In case you need a way to come home to yourself again.
The link is in the comments.
Take what you need.
Leave the rest.
With so much love always,
Shannan