I’ll Get Over It…Grief Isn’t My Thing.

“Life is about choices. Some we regret, some we’re proud of. Some will haunt us forever. ” Graham Brown

What a paradox life can be. You heal the most when you feel the worst. I have lost parents, a child, my job, my home, my savings, and what I thought my future path was. With some of the losses, I chose to grieve. With others, I just moved on. The ones that I tried to play through still haunt me just as Graham Brown said they would. Now is a time of loss for so many. Lost jobs, lost dreams, and even lost life are now a reality of the world’s daily headlines. I have no way of knowing what you have lost in this strange time. What I do know is how severe the damage can be by merely ignoring loss.

Some Loss Is Recoverable

When you lose physical possessions, it hurts. Some of the things we obtain in life are superfluous; some touch our hearts. We have been created to be around others, not live a life alone. We gain some possessions to provide a better life for our loved ones. When we lose these valued things, we feel a real loss. The day I gave up my house, locked it for the last time, and drove away, is still a memory etched in my brain. It was something that I had provided, proudly, for my family. I remember those feelings to this day. Grief is the container…