Grieving in the Second Year After a Loss
There is a pretty well-accepted theory on grieving that the first year is the hardest. The loss is so new, the first months can be spent in a blur of shock and disbelief.
There is a pretty well-accepted theory on grieving that the first year is the hardest. The loss is so new, the first months can be spent in a blur of shock and disbelief.
Fall is around the corner...his favorite time of year. My saddest time of year. The vivid memories of these next two months are on instant replay in my mind. Every detail of every day plays over and over.
I'm so grateful to have learned the lesson of self acceptance and only needing my own approval...
I want to do an experiment based on my hypothesis...
Today is 9/9/16........@ 11:16 am
Let's do this......
I woke up today
Fighting my way
To deal with all
They had to say
if only I could see her
the universe would smile
the slow demise of courage would cease
Here's what you don’t expect when suffering with the grief of losing someone you love; that suddenly the majority of the people you spend time with (family, friends, coworkers) are afraid of you.
“Afraid of me?”, you wonder, because really, what is more frail or feeble, than a person in the throes of grief?
there were a few years in the 80's
where we lived just north of the forestry
"It's good to see you smile again!" she said,
"I knew that after some time, you would get over her."