This is a great post on grief by my friend Bev. I am experiencing my own grief and loss this summer and am so encouraged in this post to not let grief rule my whole summer, or even my whole day. After experiencing grief fully it’s ok to say “no more!”
Take Bev’s wise words to heart today.
Be Extraordinary!
Grief is sneaky. Out of the blue grief sneaks up on me. I do my best to prepare for the anniversaries, the times I know it will be hard. But it pops up, unwanted and unexpected.
Grief is strong. When grief hits it can take me down to the ground. Swiftly, I am out of breath and drowning.
Grief does not play fair. I make deals with grief, it can come when I am prepared, when I am ready to take it on, we have an agreement. Grief does not always abide by that agreement.
Grief is a thief. It sneaks in, uninvited, like a bull in a china shop, breaking our agreement and tries to steal my joy.
This is what I have learned about my grief. I say “my grief”, because everyone has a different grief visiting them, not all griefs are the same.
I have learned to…
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Be Extraordinary! 