On Friday, I woke up to the news of a friend’s passing. After learning of his passing, disbelief and shock overwhelmed me, and I proceeded to say a prayer. As the day progressed, I realized I was in my feelings, and despite my not having a lot to say, I felt immense gratitude for my life, and lives of loved ones. However, despite my gratitude, a family was mourning the loss of a son and brother. It was not at the hands of COVID-19; however, there is never any solace in how death came to be. A car accident took his life.
With the significance of Easter, and then hearing about this friend passing, I was feeling many things. Most of the weekend was spent in reflection of the sacrifice made, and how precious of a commodity life is, especially right now. I could ramble on about how I have dealt with grief in the past, but instead, I won’t and you can read about it here.
As we get older, and we start to see so much of what our parents shielded from us – to protect us – how have you dealt with grief?
... S. xo