Treating a child's grief as a form of love-in-action, where mourning becomes an expression of devotion to the person lost.
Mirabai's devotional practice shows us that intense emotional expression—even pain—can be a form of sacred love. When children grieve, they are actively loving the person they've lost. Rather than viewing grief as something to overcome quickly, this framework honors grief as devotion: singing to loss, dancing with sorrow, pouring out the heart without shame. For young people, this means their tears and anger and longing are not failures but authentic expressions of how deeply they loved. Adults can support this by creating space for children to express grief fully, through art, music, movement, or words—recognizing each expression as an act of devotion that keeps love alive.
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