12/30/2025
Grief is raw, unforgiving, relentless, uncomfortable, overwhelming, overbearing. Grief is anger, sorrow, shock, disbelief and heart wrenching pain. It cares not who you are or where you come from. It robs your peace like a thief in the night. Grief hurts, it comes in waves of confusion and sorrow, it leads your mind and soul to the darkest places of despair. Grief is fear, is it ok to smile? Can I laugh without being judged? Can I have a good day without feeling guilty?
As much as we hate to grieve it’s necessary for soul growth. It’s an emotion that we are sent here to master without a textbook. We only have each other to guide us and love to help us move forward. Through the strength of others we get up and move until we have strength of our own to move on again.
We are all grieving someone or something, the loss of a loved one, a pet, a divorce, a friendship or relationship that has ended. We can grieve leaving a job, leaving school, or even grieve the old versions of ourselves. Grief is necessary, it brings us faith as we have lots of guides and Angels waiting for us to call upon them for comfort. The secret to overcoming grief is love. Love ourselves enough to know that it’s ok to be happy again. Love ourselves enough to honor our feelings, to take breaks when needed, to cry to release, to take time to feel what needs to be felt. The biggest lesson is to love one another all the time. To display kindness, to lend helping hands, to respect each other and our differences. Living a life lead by love, kindness, and compassion for others is the key to humanity. It’s the key to processing grief, it’s the key to peace. Love one another, love strangers, you have no idea what each person is going through. To grief I say, thank you, thank you for slowing me down and putting me back in my place, for allowing me to sit down and realize what’s truly important in life. That’s to live everyday as if it’s your last and love hard while doing it.
