Power of Grief

I have been blessed to have had the time this last year to realize just how long it can take to process grief. Societally, we seem to move on after the death of someone in our lives, and we don’t allow ourselves or others the time and understanding that grief requires.

Though I thought I would be enjoying a career change over these several months, I am fully aware that I would not have benefited from that distraction. Instead, I’ve had time to expose myself to experts on grief, hearing other stories of loss and grief, and learning that grief may lessen, but it never goes away.

I have had the time to take stock of the many losses I have had in my lifetime, and there is grief for them all. Death is not the owner of grief. There are divorces, severed relationships, dreams unfulfilled, children leaving home… The list goes on.

I am thankful for this time, and I am going to use it well. I am thankful for podcasts and authors who share their stories and wisdom. I am thankful for friends and family I can open up to.

And most importantly, I am thankful for accepting that my grief is part of me and part of living a real life.