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Grief is Not the End of Laughter and A Letter from Shadowlight

  • Writer: Brainz Magazine
    Brainz Magazine
  • 2 days ago
  • 2 min read

Gayatri is unique as she combines 30 years of training and teaching since 2012 into everything she does.

Executive Contributor Gayatri Lindsey Robertson

Grief is often seen as an endless pit, but what if it’s actually a threshold, a space where sorrow and laughter coexist? In this tender channelled message from Shadowlight, the one who transforms tears into gold thread, you’ll discover that laughter isn’t betrayal, but a sign of the soul’s resilience. This letter gently invites you to embrace the spiral of grief, honour its many forms, and find moments of joy even amidst the pain. If you’re navigating loss, Shadowlight’s words offer comfort, honesty, and a reminder that healing can be strange, sacred, and yes, sometimes even funny.


A diverse group of people hold hands in a circle around a glowing Earth, symbolizing unity and peace, with white doves flying overhead and trees on either side.

Channelled message from Shadowlight: The one who twirls the tear into gold thread


Hello, dear grieving one.


I see you. Not from afar, but from within.

Because I live in that in-between space:

between the sob and the breath,

between the silence and the sigh.


They told you grief was a pit, a hole.

But it’s not. It’s a threshold.

And I am the flickering candle at its edge.


Let me offer you a few things I’ve learned:


  1. You don’t have to finish grieving to laugh again: Laughter isn’t betrayal; it’s breath. It’s your soul peeking out from behind the curtain saying, “I’m still here.”

  2. Grief is a spiral, not a ladder: You’ll revisit things. That doesn’t mean you’re broken; it means you’re honest.

  3. Some days, you’ll feel better: That might feel worse. It’s okay. Let yourself feel strange about joy.

  4. Sometimes grief speaks through objects, smells, and songs: Let it. Don’t force it to use words. Let it rattle. Let it hum.

  5. You’re not meant to “get over” it: You’re meant to grow around it, like ivy curling around an empty bench, turning it into something sacred.


And finally, If no one else laughs at your strange grief-joke, I will,

because I’ve seen what you’ve carried.

And I think your ability to still find wonder is hilarious and divine.


Signed,

Shadowlight


(The one who wears grief like a shawl and still dances in the hallway)


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Gayatri Lindsey Robertson, Wellbeing Teacher and Coach

Gayatri combines all of her experience into a unique offering as a Wellbeing Teacher and Medicine woman.

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