Grief Is Love: Living with Loss

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Bereavement, grief and loss can cause many different symptoms and they affect people in different ways. There's no right or wrong way to feel. We may welcome that separation, for the world seems suddenly hostile when we grieve, laced by an unbearable absence. The person we have lost is missing not only from this or that place in the world—as he or she may be when traveling, say—but from everywhere. Because God is never cruel, there is a reason for all things. We must know the pain of loss; because if we never knew it, we would have no compassion for others, and we would become monsters of self-regard, creatures of unalloyed self-interest. The terrible pain of loss teaches humility to our prideful kind, has the power to soften uncaring hearts, to make a better person of a good one.” ― Dean Koontz

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With calm, lucid prose… [a] humanizing exploration of coping with the life-changing tides of loss.”— Kirkus Prince lived an incredibly productive life, composing an unknown number of songs (some say around 2,000) before dying of an opioid overdose at the age of 57 in 2016. It was a life often tinged by tragedy, including the death of his son Amiir in 1996, followed by the miscarriage of another child shortly afterwards. According to Mayte Garcia, Prince’s wife and mother to both children, the marriage never recovered, as is sometimes the case for grieving parents. It hurts because it mattered, and it will always matter. I've learned that grief is another name for Love and that no matter how deep your grief makes a home in you, love will always leave a window open. A window for fresh air in the middle of the storm, for a hope that comes after you've lost all hope.If you are struggling with grief, it is important to take extra care of yourself. Healing takes time, it takes patience. There is no timeline for grief. Grief is not one emotion, it is an experience - a process. Do not compare your grief to those around you; each person’s experience is different. It may be a very private affair, a lonely journey. However, do remind yourself you are not alone. German, I’m so very grateful these words can speak to your experience and help you express your sorrow and love. I’m deeply sorry for your loss… no matter how long it’s been, it stays with us. Wishing you love and peace this season <3 Have you lost a loved one and are searching for some comfort? Or do you know of someone grieving a loss and want to reach out to offer your thoughts and sympathy? Perhaps grief is not about empty, but full. The full breath of life that includes death. The completeness, the cycles, the depth, the richness, the process, the continuity and the treasure of the moment that is gone the second you are aware of it.” ― Alysia Reiner

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Everyone you know will experience the death of a loved one at some point in their lives. Many of your friends and family or the friends of your inner circle are grieving a loss right now. I still miss those I loved who are no longer with me but I find I am grateful for having loved them. The gratitude has finally conquered the loss.” ― Rita Mae Brown It’s hard to fathom how much better the world would be if every grieving person had a friend like Marisa Renee Lee… [She] shares all of the deeply compassionate wisdom grieving people need… It is important to listen to your body, asking yourself what you need that day. Each day will vary. Treat yourself well, and do what it takes to manage that day. Keep the faith. Grieve your heart out, allow each feeling to surface, listen to the songs, watch the films, embrace it when it's there, and enjoy the peace when it's not. Crying is therapeutic - allow yourself to fall into it when needed. This will give you the strength to pull out of it when necessary. You cannot prevent the birds of sorrow from flying over your head, but you can prevent them from building nests in your hair.” ― Old Chinese proverbWhere there is love, there is life.” – Mahatma Gandhi 4 Poems about Grief 1. We walk home, some of us make it there first. Every widow wakes one morning, perhaps after years of pure and unwavering grieving, to realize she slept a good night’s sleep, and will be able to eat breakfast, and doesn’t hear her husband’s ghost all the time, but only some of the time. Her grief is replaced with a useful sadness. Every parent who loses a child finds a way to laugh again. The timbre begins to fade. The edge dulls. The hurt lessens. Every love is carved from loss. Mine was. Yours is. Your great-great-great-grandchildren’s will be. But we learn to live in that love.” ― Jonathan Safran Foer In 1969, psychiatrist Elisabeth Kübler-Ross introduced what became known as the “five stages of grief.” These stages of grief were based on her studies of the feelings of patients facing terminal illness, but many people have generalized them to other types of negative life changes and losses, such as the death of a loved one or a break-up. The five stages of grief Shots - Health News When COVID Deaths Are Dismissed Or Stigmatized, Grief Is Mixed With Shame And Anger