Every ounce, every fiber of our being fights the pain of grief. Many will deny the sorrow. Some will wrestle the agony with anger. Others will try to bargain with it to go away. A few will allow the suffering to take them into the darkness of depression.
The wise will embrace the loss and anguish. It is here, in this most difficult of venues, healing begins. All the grief literature points to owning up to the raw reality of grief, embracing it and finding the resolve to accept it.
Put simply, the agony of our grief is the chief building block on which we grow through the pain. Eternal Wisdom reminds us we are not immobile, but either moving forward or backward in our time spent on Earth. We either bloom or wither, it’s our choice to use the pain or fear it.
It’s amazing how we are put together. We’re given emotion and tear ducts to lessen the stress. We’re given the gift of memory to allow us to embrace our loved one anytime we choose. We’re given laughter as a sign of hope we will not forever sorrow. We are given other people who grieve with us so we don’t have to walk this journey alone. And, we are given the pain to encourage us toward a new way of seeing and living.
There’s a lot to think about here. I hope you will.
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