18/12/2025
Last month my mum died
This month was her funeral
She brought me into the world and I carried her coffin for her to leave it
She started the dying process during Samhain season – and I as I spent that time with her, I truly felt where the veil was thin
We approach the darkest day of the year as I enter into the waves of grief. Lighting candles has become a daily ritual, as has yoga, gallons of rose tincture, and laying on the floor.
After almost a year of drives from Cornwall to Kent to spend time with her, I now need to spend some time on myself – be still, go gently, rest.
Mum loved Christmas, and I am so glad I spent it with her last year – this year's will still be joyful, though it will feel emptier, it is still important to find joy in life, to not let the darkness creep in too much – for even on the darkest day, we can still light a candle.
Be kind to yourselves and to others.
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