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Finding What Matters Most to YOU

This isn’t about doing more. It’s about doing what matters most to your heart.

Grief can feel overwhelming. Especially around holidays, anniversaries, or special dates that used to be filled with your Rainbow One’s presence. It can sneak up on you, too—days you didn’t even realize would be hard can hit like a wave.

Planning Ahead

Planning ahead can help ease that wave. It doesn’t remove the grief, but it creates a container. A bit of softness. Something to hold you, and guide you, so you don’t feel quite so lost or surprised when the emotion rises.

And more importantly—this is about celebrating the love. Keeping their presence close. Choosing your way of honoring them.

You get to make this completely your own.

Experience 15 • Planning the Celebrations That Matter Most

A healing practice to express what’s in your heart and reconnect through truth and tenderness.

Use my words below as guide posts, and go more for the heart of the exercise, rather than following the details.

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Estimated Time Required:

You Will Need:

  1. Set a Clear Healing Intention
  2. Somatic Breathing to Ground in the Body Close your eyes and take a deep breath in through your nose, filling your lungs completely. Hold for a moment, then exhale slowly through your mouth. Repeat this a few times. With each exhale, release any tension, and with each inhale, invite in softness. Allow your body to settle into the present moment. Turn your awareness inward.

Step 1: Reflect on What You Want to Celebrate

Gently tune in and reflect on these questions:

What days already feel meaningful to you?

Now jot these down in your journal. Circle the ones that feel most important this year.

And remember: You can change your mind later. This is a starting point, not a contract.

Step 2: Decide What You Want This Year

Next to each day you circled, ask yourself:

Do I want to celebrate this day this year?

Yes / No / Maybe

Then write out the energy you want to bring to it. Do you want it to feel…

There’s no right answer. Only what feels real and supportive for you.

Step 3: Choose a Simple Way to Honor Them

Now, for each day that feels meaningful to you, choose one simple thing you can do to honor and include your Rainbow One.

Here are some ideas:

Keep it easy. Keep it doable. Let it come from your heart.

Step 4: Put It on Your Calendar

Now, go ahead and mark each day you want to celebrate.

Put it in your digital calendar with a reminder a few days before—so you don’t get blindsided and so you can prepare.

If you use a paper calendar, highlight or sticker those dates. Make them feel special.

The goal isn’t to “get it right.” It’s just to remember on purpose.

Step 5: Write a Note to Yourself

This step is small but powerful.

Pick one or two dates that feel most emotional or vulnerable for you. Next to them, write a short, supportive message to yourself, like:

“This day might be tender. Be gentle. Light a candle. Let yourself cry. Let yourself laugh. It’s all welcome.”

Step 6: Let Go of the Rest

This is your journey.

You don’t have to do anything you don’t want to. You don’t have to celebrate all the things. You don’t even have to feel ready yet.

You’re just laying a foundation. Giving your heart a map.

And every time you show up—whether with a whisper or a full-blown ritual—you are building your bridge of love.

A bridge that brings your Rainbow One closer.

A bridge that brings you home to yourself.

Amazing ❤️‍🔥 That’s Week 15 Complete 🏆 🎉 😁 🙌

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