Collage Identities

11. NOW WHAT? Grief And Identity Shifts


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Sometimes, before we deal with something that has happened, we are reluctant to even ADMIT that something significant has happened, and it needs our attention. I have been in a season of loss and involuntary, painful, change for what is coming on to 2 years now, and I have only just started to tend to this grief that I didn’t even know was here. These two words: “Now what?” have been a whole spectrum of colours that I have used to navigate the brutally inconsistent process of grieving. These words have been an invitation calling me deeper into every emotion; anxiety, sadness, curiosity, loneliness, blame and forgiveness. Dare to ask, “Now what?” and see decomposition and newness start to unravel all around you. Thank you for being here!X
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Collage IdentitiesBy Siphumelele Gumede