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Word of the Month: Balance

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In this episode, we introduce our new segment "Word of the Month" featuring "balance" as our main focus, exploring how it applies to grief, everyday challenges, and personal wellbeing. 

Balance means acknowledging when to rest, pause, or act—not perfection—and serves as a reminder that grief is normal while finding joy amidst sadness is essential.


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Speaker 1:

Hello everyone and welcome back to CC Airwaves. My name is Paige Matillo and I am here with Jen Cappsio. How are you doing today?

Speaker 2:

Hi Paige, I am doing great today. I can't complain, having a great morning. I get to hang out with Paige, so can't be complaining.

Speaker 1:

And you get to record a podcast for CC Airwaves. So it's a dream come true.

Speaker 2:

Honestly a win-win situation for me.

Speaker 1:

This is my favorite part of the day, though Coming down to the podcast studio, sitting with someone and getting to talk about these things that we usually don't get to talk about, so I'm excited.

Speaker 2:

Yes, and it's a nice way to break up the day sit down, have a nice conversation with a friend and put the work aside for a second and just hang out.

Speaker 1:

And we do have something exciting for you guys. Today we are starting a new segment called Word of the Month. So Jen is going to tell us a little bit about it, because it was her idea.

Speaker 2:

Yeah. So word of the month came about. It's supposed to be a singular word to provide comfort, encourage reflection and serve as a reminder of strength during difficult times. I thought this was just a nice thing to have throughout the month, so when you are struggling you can have a little reminder and a way to just help yourself through difficult times. And this month's word is balance. So I was inspired by this word from June's birthstone, the pearl. The pearl stands for purity and bringing us peace and balance in life. So life is about balance, and that even applies to periods of grief life, so life, is about balance, and that even applies to periods of grief. Grief can often make us feel trapped, and experiencing anything else may dishonor the person that we've lost. That finding a sense of normalcy or even joy may be betraying our grief in some way.

Speaker 1:

Jen's 100% right life is about balance. I mean, we do it every single day. We balance work, we balance social lives, family time versus individual time hanging out with friends. You're always balancing something, and throwing grief into the mix can make it that much more complicated, and I think it's important to note that balance doesn't mean doing everything perfectly. It just means knowing when to rest, when to pause and when to act.

Speaker 2:

So, however, to make yourself more balanced, yeah, I think a big thing about balance is taking the time you need for yourself and putting yourself first in those situations. So if you are going through a difficult time or grieving a lost loved one, that might take a little bit more time. You might need to take a little more time for yourself. Maybe do some self-care or just take a little bit more time alone to yourself to think, or whatever it may be. And some people they may want to just go back to their everyday life. Maybe just start work again and just go back to life. That way, each person it's a little different.

Speaker 1:

And grief does often throw our life out of balance and with that, one day you're feeling okay, the next you're not, and that's completely normal. And you have to do what you have to do. You have to feel all the feelings. I mean, you have to feel the sorrow, you have to feel everything in order to get to that place where you were before.

Speaker 2:

And it's completely normal to feel a range of emotions. It really is. It's sorrow or it's or maybe you're remembering the good memories from someone. It really it can go a lot of different directions and I think what's important to remember is there's no right way to grieve. It truly is. A grief is a natural response to loss, but it can come in many different forms.

Speaker 1:

And I mean there's even talk about balance throughout our faith. Jesus took a moment from the crowds to take a moment and pray, so if he needs space, it's obvious that we also could use space at certain times. And also Scripture does remind us that for everything there is a season, and isn't that what balance is all about, it, truly?

Speaker 2:

is there. I think a lot of times we can get caught up in life and balance can get put aside, and I think oftentimes it life can become very black or white and it's like all or nothing, and I think, think especially in periods of grief for just life in general, we need to just take a step back and really look at everything as a whole, to balance everything and really just take a second and find the balance in everyday life.

Speaker 1:

And this month I'm feeling very encouraged by the word of the month. So I think that I am going to start taking those moments when I need them. I think a lot of the times it's a lot of go, go, go in my life and I do need to take a step back and allow myself to rest in order to have that balanced life. Jen, is there anything you're going to do? I?

Speaker 2:

agree, I can get off and get very caught up. I am the type of person where I like to immerse myself fully in whatever I'm doing, but that can often be a lot, very overwhelming. So I also agree, I need to take a step back, maybe take some more personal time for myself, whether that's maybe just hanging out with myself or hanging out with my family, or just spending more time with the ones I loved, or even, like I said, spending more time by myself, and I think that's okay. To take that personal time for yourself, especially when you're really caught up in everything.

Speaker 2:

Yeah, and I just I think, overall it's just when it comes to balance, it's really important to just acknowledge and embrace all the feelings that you might be having. To just acknowledge and embrace all the feelings that you might be having, because that's very natural, but you need to find joy in what is fulfilling to you and what will bring balance in your life Overall. I honestly just think, when it comes to balance this month, and especially if you're grieving someone right now, you can honor the loss of that loved one while living a meaningful life. Life is forever changing and it's a journey of self-compassion, acceptance and finding joy even amongst the sadness.

Speaker 1:

That's awesome, jen. Well, I think that's all that we have for you guys today. Take that word with you throughout the month and please remember that you need balance in your life. So do what you need to do and, if you would like, you can share with us what you're doing this month to provide balance. You can email us at podcast at C-L-E-C-E-M dot org, or you can shoot us a message on our social media. We have Instagram, facebook and TikTok and, speaking of which, don't forget to follow us on those platforms. As I mentioned in our last episode, jen is taking charge of our social media and it'd be really great to see some support.

Speaker 2:

Yes, give me some support. I want to hear all your thoughts and if you guys, like Paige said, remember to share how you're bringing balance to your life this month, and we are so happy and so happy to have you listening along with us. Thank you everyone, thank you.