Since we joined the Blogosphere last summer, we have seen a
sad number of deeply loved family members go to the Rainbow Bridge. It is always a hard time for those left behind, and the compassion
and support offered by our "community" is truly touching.
When we imagine the Rainbow Bridge, we think of the meadows full of flowers.
Imagine if your loved one could collect a boquet of beautiful blooms and leave it at the foot of
the bridge for you, a boquet that would
help you through the difficulties of
their passing. Each flower, in it's
essence, touching and healing a part of the grief and loss you
are suffering, and together, the
carefully selected blossoms would help your heart and soul return to a place of
love, balance and peace. This is how we
think about a special blend of flower
essences called "Grief and Loss".
Molly Sheehan, the "gardner" at Green Hope Farm
began her love affair with flowers in childhood. Through the years she has
cultivated that love and, along with some divine guidance, has captured flower essences from the gardens she tends and
the fields and special places she visits. The unique energetic vibration of each type
of flower is caught within its essence and can interact with and seek to
harmonize and balance our energies on the emotional, physical and spiritual
level.
Many times, there are issues that are a more complicated,
interwoven set of energy patterns and experiences. While each individual may experience slightly
different components of them, many aspects of the condition are common to us
all, animal and human alike. Sometimes, a combination of essences can work
together to restore balance in the condition in general. "Grief and Loss" is one of those
combinations. A bouquet of flowers in a
bottle to help you through the sad times.
So let's take a look at some of the flowers your loved one might
put into that beautiful bouquet , plucked from the meadows at the Rainbow
Bridge...
To my dear family,
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| Hyssop |
The first bloom I put in your bouquet is Hyssop. I want you to
release yourself from the quilt you feel. Staying with this feeling is punishing
yourself and keeping you from healing. Please know that I do not blame you for
anything, I love you and always will. Put guilt aside and your healing journey
can continue. Hyssop is a simple, not
showy flower, but it is important so that you can be free to use the flowers
around it.
Even I know that roses are a token of love and I have put
many beautiful roses in your bouquet. Love comes in many forms and each is
there to offer it's support through this difficult time. The Madame Hardy Rose is like a soft headbonk
or a lick of the hand to help console you during this tough time. A beautiful Coral Pink Rose offers calm
support, making this all become a more gentle process, helping it be less
overwhelming, while the Alex McKenzie gives you the courage to do the work of
healing...
Thinking of me can be bittersweet after I am gone. Another rose, the Camaieux Rose knows that
while it is sometimes painful, memories of this experience are an essential
part of the healing process and allows you to bring them in gently. And beautiful, sweet Honeysuckle will help
you to keep you from geting mired in the sadness of them, and return to the
place where you can look upon them fondly and with pure love.
Another simple wild flower I found to put in the bunch is
Joe Pye Weed. I know sometimes you are
feeling burdened and alone. Joe Pye Weed will remind you to "let go
and let God". You don't have to
carry this burden alone, and you can ask for the help of the divine to help you
through.
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| Star of Bethlehem |
I know sometimes you will feel very sad and sometimes you stay sad too long, so
just in case I put in some bright, yellow Mustard flower in to help shake you
free another yellow flower of the Cucumber to give you courage to go through
it. Once you start moving away from it, use the support of Star of Bethlehem to keep moving forward and not get stuck
again.
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| Witch Hazel |
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| Borage |
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| White Bleeding Heart |
Last, I put in a few flowers that will help you look toward
the future. The crazy flowers of Witch Hazel
will help you feel alive again, they are one of the first things that bloom in
spring, and beautiful blue Borage blossoms can't help but bring happiness and
joy to your life. And in the mix is a
special gift, the White Bleeding Heart which will help you let down the walls
protecting your broken heart , and allow love in again. Maybe, when the time is right, you will find
someone else to give a forever home to, taking them in and loving them just
like you did for me ~ To you with all my love...
Green Hope Farms "Grief and Loss" is part of their Animal Wellness Collection. Animals experience much the same emotions and
conditions that people do, so flower essences can help them and their humans at
the same time. In fact, it is thought
that any essence(s) given to an animal should be taken by their humans as well,
as most conditions will reflect in each other.
Please remember that flower essences are not a
"cure" for anything and should never be substituted for medical or
veterinary care. However, flower essences will not interact with any
medications or treatments, and make a wonderful "helper" in
wellness. We love using Green Hope Farms
essences as they contain no alcohol as a preservative, and the combinations are
well thought out and intuitively guided.
Molly has graciously given us a gift of a bottle of "Grief
and Loss" which she would love to see go to one of our readers. If you would like to be in our random
drawing, please leave a comment below. If
for any reason you would like to be in the drawing, but don't feel that you
would like to leave a public comment, please feel free to email us at
cherrycitykitties AT yahoo DOT com. We will pick a reader randomly on Saturday, February 23rd.
Disclaimer, while we did receive this generous gift, we were
not paid by Green Hope Farms for this story, and the opinions in this post are our own
what a beautiful idea - I love it...
ReplyDeleteThose flowers are just gorgeous and that is such a great idea. Well done.
ReplyDeleteTake care and have a great day.
This is such a great idea!
ReplyDeleteIt's lovely to know how each flower helps - thank you for telling us.
ReplyDeleteLuv Hannah and Lucy xx xx
wonderful idea and beautifully presented
ReplyDeleteWhen our cat Licorice passed, we created the Licorice Memorial Garden over where we buried him. Our cat Nellie missed him terribly and we planted some of those inb the garden. It is one of her favorite places in the summer.
ReplyDeleteThat is purrrrrrfect tribute.
DeleteWhat a coincidence! Glogirly just bought a bottle of Flower Essences to put in her water. We would like this particular essence to go to someone who really needs it, so you don't have to include us sin the giveaway.
ReplyDeletexo, Katie
Cloon's Human: Love your post. I personally use the Bach Flower Remedies and when Inka was very sick, I had someone create some of the Australian Bush Flower Essences for both her and I. This "Grief and Loss Essence" has such a place and is much needed.
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely post ..... MomKatt really liked that.
ReplyDeleteWe were blessed with the gift of a bottle of Flower Essences 'Grief and Loss' formula after the sudden loss of our Seth earlier this month. All of us tried it and love how we felt released from the built up wall of burdening sorrow. Just a drop of two rubbed into hands and smoothed gently over those kitties who felt his loss the most brought a lightening of mind and spirits. We highly recommend this. Thank you again, to our friends who shared their knowledge of Flower Essences and Green Hope Farm with us.
ReplyDeleteYou are more than welcome. Continued purrs to you all.
DeleteOh mommy's crying....
ReplyDeleteIf we win, we'd like to give it to Mo at the loss of Petie - he passed in exactly the same way we lost Ryker 2 years ago, and our hearts ache for them....
Aaa beautiful flowers are more than skin deep. This is a genius idea!
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