grieving

[laurenE]

Grief

Grieving does not mean staying in the pain just to prove your love for them.
It means letting go of the pain so that you can become the person that you need to be,  in order to carry on their good traits.   
 
Grieving does not mean forgetting who you were when you were with them.
It means using the pain to grow into a new person so that the world can continue to see yours and their full beauty.
 
Someone posted this a few yrs ago.  I thought it was worth repeating.

 


Grieving does not mean that when the pain subsides,  your love for them does too.
It means that they know you love them and will see them on the otherside.
 
In grief we have the opportunity to learn and to grow, 
Even in the midst of our darkest hours,
Even when we are completely unaware,
Even when we feel like dying. 
We must grow.
For us.
And for them.
We must.

[Luvinmike]

Nice of you to post this Lauren, hope all is well with you these days.
Mixing up the grief, love and pain is tough I know that I am there in the pain- and I know it is not a measure of the love for my husband, I just hope it gets a little easier. I have some good times lately, just so hard to continually crash back into- the truth... So hard. Sending good thoughts back out to everyone on here.
Terri