As part of my healing journey, I embarked on a solo pilgrimage to find the meaning within my grief and pain of losing my daughter, and found myself walking through my ‘dark night of the soul’. The above picture is of me standing outside the cave of Mary Magdalene in the mountains of La Sainte-Baume, France.

The blessings and peace I received at the top of this mountain sanctuary are a mystery. I had been living between two worlds while grieving my daughter, and this liminal space became a threshold to cross into my next life, a challenging transition that has slowly transformed my pain and allowed me to honour my grief by understanding that it is pure love.

Healing is integrating the pain of grief with the memories of love into our life ♡ Melissa Bowers

I am often asked: How do I begin? Where do I start? What should I do?

I believe the spiritual journey begins on the path of courage and self-love. As we journey, we carry heavy emotions such as grief and loss, we face disappointments and setbacks as life has its way with us. To flourish in life and to grow our courage, the key is to be fully present in the now.

Being present sounds seemingly simple, and it can be – it is a choice, a perception. You can choose to perceive fear as a companion, befriending your fear and inviting it to come along for the ride – knowing that it is your fear that will propel you to uncover your potential!

YOU are blessed. I wish you peace ~ OM Shanthi, Shanthi, Shanthi.

All the love ♡