Love, the Great Healer

August holidays continue and this time with a really beautiful overnight experience in Tricase, Salento to see a brilliant local group sing and dance.

I hesitated about going as I attended the same live experience three years prior, just some months after losing Francesco.

I remember sitting there listening to that group with my friends in this stunning setting, Castello Di Tutino, the lights were dimmed and we were sipping the local red wine.

As the singer started, tears just kept rolling down my face.

Not little tears but the type of tears you just can’t hide.

The way she sang, despite not understanding the words, just spoke straight to my heart and soul.

A kind of lament, it nearly took my breath away.

It was still a period of lockdown back then and I couldn’t get home.

Here was this local singer, Cinzia, all dressed in black and singing the most moving song that reminded me so much of home.

It was a still a lovely experience all the same, one I will always remember.

This time the setting was less formal and this time I did not cry!

In fact it was the opposite, lots of dancing💃 and big, big smiles, so good for the soul.🩷

I’m glad I re-experienced these musicians three years on.

I knew I was different inside but seeing it on the outside helps consolidate or perhaps prove much progress.

Me and my friends had the loveliest time and got to dine under the super moon at a fabulous restaurant too.

I hope this inspires some hope in any of you reading and caught in the grip of grief.

I want you to know that it’s not time that’s the great healer, it’s LOVE.

Each day we are being gently nurtured by life to heal and grow.

Whatever loss you’re experiencing please be gentle with yourself and please know that you deserve the vibration of joy and love.

Many traditional cultures use music and dance to process challenges in life and that includes loss.

Let’s learn from these wise ones and let’s metabolize our grief in the most sacred and healthy ways.

Honouring always the ones we’ve loved and lost.

Much love,

Grace