Words for the Journey

Grief is exhausting. Missing someone can be incredibly draining. Everything seems like a solo climb of Mount Everest. 

 

 When we get hit by loss, our entire being feels the shock. We can feel like we're somehow disappearing, like shadows in the night.  

Some losses change everything. We're not the same people we used to be. How could we be?From the Grieving Heart:

Tim's birthday is coming up on July 25th. So many memories trying to crowd each other out. They laid this little tiny bundle in my arms and again my life changed. I had a 5 year old daughter waiting for us at home and she had already changed my life. Both of my babies changed my life for the better. I had two little ones who loved me unconditionally, and I loved them the same.

Grief is change. It changes our life, our routine, our plan and right along with it, grief changes us.  Change is hard under the best of circumstances (new job, a wedding, a baby), but the changes we don’t ask for can be intolerable.

Loss generates questions - lots of them. Many of them have no satisfying answers, yet our hearts must ask them anyway.  

The sea is calm and tranquil; birds soaring in the sky. Sun glistening on the waves as the boats are sailing by. A gentle breeze felt on my cheeks as I step into the sand, the view bestowed upon me is looking very grand. A familiar contentment so near and felt within, peacefulness around me seems what today will bring.      

When loss strikes, we're stunned. We wonder about many things. Did it have to happen? Could someone have done something to prevent it?From the Grieving Heart:

Forgiveness can be a huge part of our grieving process. Forgiving ourselves is often the biggest challenge of all. From the Grieving Heart:

       

Guilt is not our friend, yet he comes visiting often. At times, it seems there is no end to the things we wonder about and can feel guilty for.