“Why does it take a minute to say hello and forever to say goodbye?"
-Author unknown How do the words above resonate with you?
Pause here for a moment and free yourself from distractions:
Take a deep breath in... exhale slowly... deep breath in... exhale slowly... deep breath in... exhale slowly... calm your mind and be present...
How are you handling grief?
...be honest with yourself...think about it seriously...
grief | noun deep sorrow, especially that caused by someone's death.
Wikipedia explains grief as the response to loss, particularly to the loss of someone or something that has died, to which a bond or affection was formed. Although conventionally focused on the emotional response to loss, it also has physical, cognitive, behavioral, social, cultural, spiritual and philosophical dimensions.
Although I agree with all of the above, grief, in my opinion, is something hard to define. It is as different and individual as ones personality. There are so many implications to grief and sources of grief. We all handle it differently and cycle through the stages differently, I don’t believe grief is something that has an ending. Somehow though, we find a way to make peace with it.
How has grief affected you?
Think about that for a moment... have you taken time to grieve..?
The 5 stages of grief:
denial: the first line of defense
anger: fighting back
bargaining: A deal with the devil
depression: When bargaining fails
acceptance: The path to eternity
What word above describes the level of grief you are experiencing at this moment? ...take your time... it changes often... we go through the stages in no particular order...
“People touch our lives if only for a moment, And yet we're not the same from that moment on, The time is not important, The moment is forever."
-Fern Bork
Your grief is proportionate to the joy you have known with another in relationship.
Gay Hendricks, psychologist, writer, and teacher in the field of personal growth shares, in your times of greatest distress, you are given a gift of choice:
shall you take the path you have traveled many times before, furthering your anguish,
or... shall you learn, wonder, grow, change, take a new path?
What path will you take?
...your choice...
My hope is that we all will be open... more patient with ourselves and others... Make time to grieve... Allow ourselves to learn, wonder, grow, and change for the better.... Don’t miss your opportunity!
Be intentional, encourage others to do the same and watch what happens.
You got this!
Coach Tavia
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