What Is Grief?, 1 quote; 1 short article; 1 poem |
What Is Grief?, 1 quote; 1 short article; 1 poem |
Dec 13 2006, 07:12 PM
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Group: Pet Lovers Posts: 1,208 Joined: 21-June 05 From: Canada Member No.: 961 |
I found these quite helpful during some of my previous losses and just happened upon them again today. I especially always appreciate the wisdom of the first one, after a loss:
"If I were doing well with my grief, I would be over in the corner curled up in a fetal position crying, not standing here acting like no one has died." ~Doug Manning in "The Gift of Significance: Walking People Through a Loss". We are doing well with our grief when we are grieving. Somehow we have it backwards. We think people are doing well when they aren't crying. Grief is a process of walking through some painful periods toward learning to cope again. We do not walk this path without pain and tears. When we are in the most pain, we are making the most progress. When the pain is less, we are coasting and resting up for the next steps. People need to grieve. Grief is not an enemy to be avoided; it is a healing path to be walked. ~ from HOPE Line Newsletter, Aug. 2002; website: www.hopeforbereaved.com This one is authorless in the copy I have, so I can't properly credit it, and although it's written for human loss, there is still plenty that applies to us here, though I don't personally agree with all of it: Grief Is... Grief is putting on your makeup And then crying it all off. Grief is the isolation of feeling alone In a world full of people. Grief is seeing your loved one In a passing car or a crowded mall. Grief is hearing their voice on an answering machine And calling back to hear it again. Grief is wondering how the world keeps spinning And the sun keeps shining. Grief is wanting to tell everyone you meet That your heart is breaking. Grief is going into a dark theater And crying - even when it's funny. Grief is realizing that your world Will never be the same again. Grief is cleaning out drawers But holding onto memories. Grief is living your life With one piece missing. Grief is playing the radio Just to drown out your thoughts. Grief is staring at a picture So you'll never forget the face. Grief is knowing that unless you've been there- There's no way to explain. Grief is when it hurts to breathe And once in awhile - you don't. Grief is a pain in your heart And an emptiness in your soul. Grief is a road that must be travelled - But a path that is never chosen. Grief is tears and fears And endless nights of wailing. Grief is raw and noisy - But sometimes so silent. Grief brings us to our knees And forces us to pray. Grief is a friend Disguised as an enemy. Grief is a teacher Whose lessons are hard. Grief kills us slowly Before it heals us. -------------------- "I dropped a tear in the ocean. The day you find it is the day I will stop missing you." [center]~Anonymous~ <div align="center">"Not flesh of my flesh, Nor bone of my bone, But still miraculously my own. Never forget for a single minute, You didn't grow under my heart - but in it"[/center] ~Fleur Conkling Heylinger~ >^..^< >^..^< >^..^< >^..^< >^..^< "For one species to mourn the death of another is a noble thing" ~Aldo Leopold~ <span style='font-size:9pt;line-height:100%'>Life is life - whether in a cat, or dog or man. There is no difference there between a cat or a man. The idea of difference is a human conception for man's own advantage. ~Sri Aurobindo Spay now or pay later, the interest is killing us. </span></div> |
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