I’m currently reading “How We Grieve: Relearning the World” by Thomas Attig, and found this to be spot on:
“When we grieve, we must relearn virtually every object, place, event, relationships with others, and aspects of ourselves that the lives of those who have died have touched. Our grieving takes as long as it does because there is so much we must relearn. Where, when, and how the deaths will take on fresh significance is unpredictable, but it is reasonable to expect episodes of grieving through the rest of our lives. None of us does, or indeed can, encounter, or come to terms with the world all at once; what we do encounter can present new challenges later in our lives.”
I appreciate your love, prayers, patience, and support as I continue to relearn my world. Of course, there are good days and not so good days, but I am pushing through them all. Each day, I am striving to see and accept the good, thus, my new wall decor.
With the change of seasons (despite the warm temperatures), I find that I am beginning to sleep more than just a few hours, unlike early on when I was getting very little sleep. That alone feels like such a big step forward. While some of my support has come to an end (GriefShare is a fabulous resource which I highly recommend), pre-existing ones remain (I love my family, friends, and CoP colleagues), and other support sources are emerging from places unknown.
Grief is still hard. God is still good. Peace, friends.