Soul Journeys Healing & Companioning

Nearly four years ago, I learned something I never wanted to know.

I learned that it is possible to survive the loss of someone you love with your whole heart.

It's a lesson I hope I never have to live through again.

When love found me again, I wasn't afraid of falling in love.

I was afraid of someday surviving another loss.

There's a difference.

Fear has a way of convincing us that protecting our hearts will protect us from pain.

But that's never really been true.

It only protects us from fully living.

I've come to believe that love is always a leap of faith.

None of us knows what tomorrow will bring.

But I would rather love deeply, knowing there is risk, than spend my life wondering what might have been.

Again and again...

I choose love. 💚

There was a time when I was afraid that healing meant learning to live without the people I loved.

But that was never the case.

Over the years, I've come to understand that healing doesn't ask us to let go of the person who died.

It asks us to discover a new way of being in relationship with them.

The conversations may be different.

The connection may be different.

The way we experience their presence may be different.

But love doesn't simply disappear because someone dies.

It changes shape.

If you're grieving someone today, I hope you'll remember this:

Moving forward doesn't mean leaving them behind.

Sometimes it simply means learning a new way to carry them with you. 💚

Enlightenment - July 2026 | Insights on Life, Death, and Grief

https://mailchi.mp/merrileeculbert.com/enlightenment-july2026

Card of the Month: FAILURE

"I understand that a mistake is only an opportunity to learn."

Life on Earth is full of experiences. It is our human brain that views outcomes as good or bad. The soul simply views them as chances to grow. Learn to see the big picture of life instead of the minutiae. Failure to accomplish a task is merely the opportunity to evolve, and the negative connotation of the word 'failure' can prevent you from trying again.

You must come to the realization that there is no judgment involved with your soul's lessons. Realize that what you view as a failure is just your soul telling you that there is another path. Embrace the maxim 'When one door closes, another one opens'. It is time for you to stop any negative emotional investment you have in the outcome. Revel in the "knowingness" that everything will reveal itself when it is meant to. No matter what, be true to your dream and the creative process.

One of the most life-changing lessons I've learned is that acceptance is not approval.

Acceptance doesn't mean we like what happened.

It doesn't mean we agree with it.

It doesn't mean we stop wishing things had been different.

Acceptance simply means acknowledging reality as it is, rather than exhausting ourselves fighting what cannot be changed.

In my experience, acceptance is often where healing begins.

Not because the pain disappears, but because we stop spending energy arguing with reality.

There are seasons of life when survival is enough.

When getting out of bed, making dinner, returning a phone call, or simply making it through another day is an accomplishment.

But at some point, many of us begin to wonder:

Am I still surviving, or am I living?

Healing often begins when we become active participants in our own rescue—not through grand gestures, but through small choices made consistently over time.

What is one small thing that helps you feel more alive?

If you've been thinking about reaching out... this might be your sign.
You don't need to know exactly what you need to begin.
Whether it's Reiki, grief support, or simply a place to sit and be - you're welcome here.

Enlightenment - June 2026 | Insights on Life, Death, and Grief -
https://mailchi.mp/merrileeculbert.com/enlightenment-june2026

Some days, grief is quiet.
Other days, it rises up and asks to be felt all over again.
Both are normal.
There is no "right way" to grieve.
Only your way.

Card of the Month: DEATH

"I am learning that endings are merely beginnings"

Death is an illusion. It's a fact of life that the human body we use to travel the earth must eventually stop working. It's not meant to exist forever. The energy and consciousness that inhabited that body is free and returns to its natural home, but it never abandons us.

Learn to view death as merely a change - and everything must change, because stagnancy extinguishes progress. The same is true for a relationship or a career. A soul lesson may be completed, and it is time to move beyond this point of familiarity and expand into new horizons of learning and development. This is a wonderful opportunity to thank those other souls in your life who have shared part of your path and taught you so much.