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Grief: Feel the Feelings
“Some people feel the rain. Others just get wet.” ~Bob Dylan
Grief is not a stranger to me. From the death of my baby brother from sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) when I was four years old, to moving 12 times by the time I was 15, to a marriage that ended in divorce, to the death of my son, to the life threatening illness I survived, to the death of my 2nd husband, I know grief.
When I talk about grief, I am talking about anything that brings you sorrow, that feels like a loss, and that is connected in some way to disappointment, sadness, hopelessness or change.
Experiences of loss can turn your life upside down. The ending of a marriage, being laid off from a job, an illness that changes your body, the death of a child, a spouse, a parent, a friend. It can even be things that disrupt your hopes and dreams and life expectations. The loss of the part in the school play, the boyfriend or girlfriend who broke up with you, the dreams that do not manifest. All the memories are inside waiting to be felt and released.
Grieving is a multi-dimensional, illusive being at times. It seems like it would be so easy to grieve and move on with your life. Cry and release the feelings. Time heals everything, right? Yes and no.
Grief from a loss will show up in your life years after the event. There is no timing…
