RIP Kenny Rogers

🎶🎶 A few weeks ago, when we were singing along with The Gambler, I was telling my daughter about Kenny Rogers and that another era would soon be gone. I didn’t know how magnified that change would be. And in an even more dramatic context. But here we are.

On a massive scale, the internet (especially Facebook) brings forth collective sorrow and collective rejoicing. In truth, what it does, is actually solely about the individual. Although it seems like we are feeling emotions in regard to events outside of us, we are actually being triggered within ourselves.

Feeling sorrow after being triggered by a celebrity death is of no less value than sad feelings resulting from the death of a person we know. And vice versa. People AND emotional reactions are of equal importance and value. To some, it is just a celebrity – a person we don’t know. But to others, another death just hammers home the pain of a prior loss yet again. Or it can create a fear of loss in an individual. We don’t know how deeply a person has been triggered. Any loss can cause people to relive other losses or fear of loss. That is life. And death.

In the midst of grief, we can acknowledge that the contrast is what leads to expansion. We can reach for truth and peace, beyond negative emotions. We can focus on the good and happy in our reality. So remember to laugh. Remember to smile. Remember to sing. And remember to think about things that make you happy. And life will become brighter again. And soon, you will be rejoicing with the masses. And that is a very good thing. ❤️