Hope Is Not a Tactic—It’s a Sacred Practice: A Grief Healing Intention for Peace in Divided Times
How to navigate the grief divisiveness is creating in our lives right now.
This post is for anyone quietly grieving a loved one whose beliefs feel like a betrayal. A parent, a partner, a best friend. Someone who used to be your safe space but now... you’re not even sure how to talk to them. Not because you don’t love them—but because you do.
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Right now, a lot of people are stuck in the heartbreak of cognitive dissonance—watching people they care about double down on beliefs or behaviors that seem to harm them and the collective. It’s disorienting. Infuriating. Soul-bruising.
And the judgment? Oh, it creeps in. Sometimes we say things like, "May the truth land softly when you're ready to receive it," with a little eye-roll or spiritual superiority.
But when we say it from our hearts—when we mean it without snark or righteousness—that prayer becomes a doorway. A ritual of release.
We stop trying to fix, change, or argue someone into awakening. We stop burning ourselves down in the name of being right. We choose peace. Not to bypass. But to liberate ourselves from carrying pain that isn’t ours to hold.
May the truth land softly when you’re ready to receive it. We can say it and mean it. And then let go. Not of the person—but of the pressure, the fight, the ache of wanting things to be different.
This is the same energy I bring to my work. And I want to share something vulnerable with you:
They say HOPE marketing doesn’t work. That you can’t just help one person and expect your business to thrive.
But I disagree. Because to me…
HOPE means Helping One Person Everyday.
It’s not a tactic. It’s not a strategy. It’s a sacred practice. And it’s how I choose to show up.
So today, I’m showing up for the person who needed to hear this: You can choose peace without giving up your values. You can let go with love. You can grieve the version of someone you miss and still honor the person they are now as well as honoring yourself AND your needs.
Let that be enough. Let it be sacred. Let it be hope.
With love,
Michele Your Co-Creative Soul Coach & Friendly Neighborhood Super Woo
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