Deep grief can actually be a fruitful time of growth. It’s how we respond that makes the difference.

Grief clears the channels.
It separates the friends from the “friends”.
It brings families closer
Grief writes the permission slip to put up boundaries.
Grief can stoke your creativity.
It can soften your edges.
Grief can begin a chain of events that will change your life.
And so much more.

If only we could understand that grief isn’t weakness. Grief is the other side love. And if you’re one to love greatly, be prepared to feel enormous grief when that love is lost. We are all going to die…all of us. Every single one of us will experience grief. It comes crashing into your household, into your heart and your mind, whether you want it to or not. Making demands! I will be heard! I will not be denied! I am in control now! I am going to take you to your knees.

How willing you are to be rendered into obedience is the determination of our own suffering. What if we answered grief’s demands with yes? With rest? With gentle care and respect? One loss brings up all the others you didn’t allow yourself to feel. They all come knocking. Every time. So, what if you opened the door of your heart and said to grief, “come in, my love, sit a while. Bring tissues.” What might happen?

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