
If there is one thing that grief has taught me over the last year it is that emotions do pass, however intense and all encompassing that they might feel at the time. Many people describe their grief as coming over them in ‘waves’ and I can also really relate to this. However fierce the waves are, at some point they do leave the shore and float back out to sea.
Waves
Sometimes they drift in with no sign
My eyes they sting with salty brine
And sometimes they float over me
And cleanse me of uncertainty
Sometimes they crash onto my shore
And almost knock me to the floor
Their force and magnitude so strong
My soul is simply swept along
Sometimes they lap onto the sand
I walk beside them, hand in hand
But then one sneaks up from behind
I feel I’m drowning in my mind
The timing of these waves is strange
They always make me grow and change
As they wash in I understand
We are but tiny grains of sand
Upon a universal beach
I’m open to what my waves teach
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Published by Sam Allen Creative Coach
As well as being a poet, highly-sensitive being and self-confessed Crazy Cat Lady, I am a Creative Leadership Coach, Trainer and Team Coach with considerable experience in coaching clients in the Creative, Manufacturing, and Pharmaceutical sectors.
I specialise in helping individuals and teams to work past limiting beliefs, to think outside-of-the-box and to show up as conscious, inspiring and dynamic leaders. I am passionate about helping leaders to show up authentically and I design and co-lead bespoke Conscious Leadership programmes for FMCG organisations wishing to create opportunities for their employees to shine and truly maximise their potential.
In addition, I co-facilitate Happy Teams workshops, helping remote teams to build trust and connect to their strengths, purpose and vision in playful, creative and experiential ways.
A co-active coach with PCC accreditation from the ICF, I am also Leadership Circle Profile certified and ORSC trained. I graduated from the CTI Inner Leadership programme in February 2020 and know from firsthand experience what it means to do the deep, inner work needed for personal growth. I hold a BA in French and Drama and a PGCE in Modern Foreign Languages.
Throughout my coaching career I have empowered individuals to write books, make life-affirming career changes, overcome anxiety and to take giant leaps towards heightened self-realisation, increased authentic leadership presence and spiritual growth. An ex-lawyer and C-suite executive client recently shared that she had “never experienced anything so powerful” and that she is now able to “trust her truth”. One global client team leader reported being “touched, motivated, encouraged and brimming with energy” and another shared that his team was able to “demonstrate their creativity and really get behind their vision”.
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And sometimes after the waves crash, comes the calm.
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Yes – that’s the healing part I think 🙂
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Beautifully written-very poignant. I think we just learn how to deal with grief in a different way so we are not pulled under by it.. I like the idea of the “universal beach” 🙂
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A beautiful poem – and a sentiment that fits perfectly into my analogy between creativity and enjoying water.
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Thanks so much for your feedback – it means a lot 🙂
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Wow! Your words are very poignant and beautiful. I especially love the part about the universal beach….puts it all in perspective. I have gone through loss the past 3 years and could so relate to your words.
Thanks again for stopping by my blog. It gave me a chance to discover your amazing blog.
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Thanks so much for your feedback. I think people need to talk about and express their grief more. It’s all part of life and yet so many people grieve alone. Have just been telling my boyfriend about your yummy recipes 🙂
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Thanks so much it is incredibly motivating to get this feedback. I think we need to talk more openly about grief and loss. Too many people deal with it on their own. Have just been telling my boyfriend about your yummy recipes!
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What a great read this was!Glad I stumbled upon your blog.
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Thank you so much I really appreciate your feedback and am following your blog too 🙂
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Oh I really do love this! Thank you for telling me about it. I’ve been dealing with grief and loss lately. So this really speaks to me in many ways.
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Thanks so much for your feedback. It makes me happy that you were able to connect to my poem. Writing is such good therapy I find. I am sorry that you have experienced loss. Does your writing help?
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You’re very welcome. 😉 Writing is definitely therapeutic for me, and it’s why I love it so much.
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Wonderful poem. Thank you!
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Opening one’s mind to learn the lessons learned from those waves, is the best part of life.. I really loved those lines as well as the way you described the theme..
It is an interesting blog title..Here , in India there is some traditional dance form like peacock dance .. 😊
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Thank Akhila. Is the Peacock style dancing performed throughout India?
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No..no.. Even i just heard only…
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Very poignant. I enjoyed this very much.
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Thanks LuAnn. A friend and I were talking about these waves of grief and the poem came from our conversation. Hope you had a nice weekend?
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This is a great article Sam. Let me tell you something: Grief always has two options for human, to destroy or make stronger. So it takes courage choosing to be stronger.
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It really does. You have to let yourself feel it so that you can heal too.
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Hey Sam, Check this out https://ajibolasunday.wordpress.com/2017/01/07/immortality-in-humanity/
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Lovely – nice to see such an upbeat, positive site. Happy Monday 🙂
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Thanks Sam, stay blessed and have a wonderful day 🙂
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This is beautiful 🙂
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Thanks very much. It means a lot to get positive feedback.
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I’ve a real empathy here as the song of the sea is one I can never tire of. Changes all the time and is ever teaching me new lines. Thanks for sharing.
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Hi Jen, glad you could relate to it. Thanks for your feedback and have a good day 🙂
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You’re good! I would never have believed it, but I want more!
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This is a real compliment, thank you!
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Oh yes, I can so relate to this. There has been loss in my life due to death, and your words are so true.
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Just have to let the grief come and go I think
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