Tag: bereavement, grief, hope, inspirational, loss, support

Some of the choices you make might not always turn out to be the best ones, but at least you are learning as you go.

Each loss brings growth with it, and learning to handle new experiences and taking charge of your needs is part of the transformative process.

Everything assumes a different intensity when you are feeling the pain of loss. Be prepared. A minor annoyance that you might once have managed with a shrug now becomes a nuclear crisis! You are no doubt going to do things perfectly imperfectly. That is part of our path as humans. Forget about striving for perfection while dealing with grief! If you beat yourself up every time you forget something, have a breakdown, or don’t do something correctly then you’re going to end up very black and blue. I guarantee you won’t want to look in the mirror! So be kinder and more patient with yourself.

I began to feel that nature itself was nurturing me, reminding me that life still offered beauty and calm, and that I was also made out of these elements.

You have to do what feels right for you. Do not let anyone influence you otherwise. It is your mind, your heart, and your own internal wisdom that will lead you in the direction you need to go.

I used to feel afraid of the future, always assuming the worst. But now I’ve realized that my worst fears have already happened, and I’ve survived them! I’ve walked into the fire and made it out alive. Only the loss of a close loved one could have “woken me up” to reality in the same way.

We never truly “get over” a loss, but we can move forward and evolve from it.

There is nothing like feeling truly “awake” and aware of my life and what it means to me. So I look ahead and think, “There is still so much to be done, and I will continue to make the most of it.

Each loss brings growth with it, and learning to handle new experiences and taking charge of your needs is part of the transformative process.

Everything assumes a different intensity when you are feeling the pain of loss. Be prepared. A minor annoyance that you might once have managed with a shrug now becomes a nuclear crisis! You are no doubt going to do things perfectly imperfectly. That is part of our path as humans. Forget about striving for perfection while dealing with grief! If you beat yourself up every time you forget something, have a breakdown, or don’t do something correctly then you’re going to end up very black and blue. I guarantee you won’t want to look in the mirror! So be kinder and more patient with yourself.

Some of the choices you make might not always turn out to be the best ones, but at least you are learning as you go.

I used to feel afraid of the future, always assuming the worst. But now I’ve realized that my worst fears have already happened, and I’ve survived them! I’ve walked into the fire and made it out alive. Only the loss of a close loved one could have “woken me up” to reality in the same way.