Limitless Dragon Newsletter #17
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Greetings beautiful soul,
Welcome to my newsletter... a weekly exploration of what's alive for me, what topics I am working through, with tools to navigate the times we are in and overall some food for thought.
Grief & Gratitude
As we step into the holiday festivities, I want to acknowledge two themes that have been present with me this past week: grief and gratitude.
The end of the year—Christmas and winter in the northern hemisphere—is a time of reflection, remembrance, and introspection. In our celebrations, we also feel the empty seats of those who are no longer with us: the family members and friends who have moved away, the places we've left behind, and the versions of ourselves we can't return to.
My grandad passed away last week, and I've been sitting with the rare form of grief that only those of us who have moved to different countries can truly understand—the distance from family, the inability to support those left behind. The grief mixed with helplessness, but also a kind of emotional detachment. It's like watching life unfold on a movie screen, not being fully touched by what's happening around me.
But here's what I'm discovering: in the depths of grief and helplessness, something unexpected is emerging—gratitude. Gratitude as an antidote to the separateness from life.
We can only grieve something we have cared about deeply. So perhaps, alongside our sorrow, we can also celebrate the gifts and learnings we've received from what we've lost—the love that was shared, the memories that remain, the ways we've been shaped by those connections.
I'll be sharing more on gratitude practices on Instagram as part of my 12 Days of Christmas offering: simple, daily invitations and nervous system techniques to cultivate appreciation and calm during the holiday season.
For now, I'd love to leave you with a beautiful meditation on gratitude:
"Gratitude" by David Whyte (from his book Consolations: The Solace, Nourishment and Underlying Meaning of Everyday Words), accompanied by composer Mark Guiliana. This profound essay explores how gratitude isn't just thankfulness, but a way of paying attention that transforms our relationship with life itself.
[Listen here: https://davidwhyte.substack.com/p/gratitude-a-new-video]
A gentle invitation: As you move through this week, notice—is there anything you are grieving? And what unexpected gratitude might be waiting to emerge alongside that grief?
With love,
Lucie
As we get closer to Christmas, I'll be sharing a 12 Days of Christmas toolkit on Instagram—one tip per day to help us stay grounded while enjoying the gifts of the season. Follow here and share with anyone who might benefit.
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