I usually refer to grief as a process, mostly because of my process background. But, it may sound more user-friendly if I refer to the grieving process as a JOURNEY.
When you take a trip, you plan where you’re going, how you’re going to get there, where you’ll stay, and so forth. You take detours sometimes because you encounter twists along the way.
Detours are part of the grief journey too, so expect the unexpected.
You may feel in control one day and the next day, you feel as if you have taken ten steps backwards. This is normal. Your journey will not take you on a linear path – you will have ups and downs. But, as long as your overall path is upwards, you will become stronger and stronger as you work through your grief (remember theme 2 in my book). I compare grief’s trajectory to the stock market. It climbs upwards and then takes a downward spiral – it goes up and down, but hopefully, the overall trajectory over time is upward.
If an ambush of grief washes over you when you least expect it (because of a song, a smell, a picture), just go with the flow – feel the pain, cry (emotional tears are healthy), enjoy the memory, and know it’s normal to have detours as you work through your grief.
Just remember, you ARE normal, you will get stronger, and you are loved – especially by God.
#grief #griefjourney #griefandlost #griefsupport #spousegrief
Watch my videos on TikTok, YouTube, or Instagram: @spouse_grief
When you take a trip, you plan where you’re going, how you’re going to get there, where you’ll stay, and so forth. You take detours sometimes because you encounter twists along the way.
Detours are part of the grief journey too, so expect the unexpected.
You may feel in control one day and the next day, you feel as if you have taken ten steps backwards. This is normal. Your journey will not take you on a linear path – you will have ups and downs. But, as long as your overall path is upwards, you will become stronger and stronger as you work through your grief (remember theme 2 in my book). I compare grief’s trajectory to the stock market. It climbs upwards and then takes a downward spiral – it goes up and down, but hopefully, the overall trajectory over time is upward.
If an ambush of grief washes over you when you least expect it (because of a song, a smell, a picture), just go with the flow – feel the pain, cry (emotional tears are healthy), enjoy the memory, and know it’s normal to have detours as you work through your grief.
Just remember, you ARE normal, you will get stronger, and you are loved – especially by God.
#grief #griefjourney #griefandlost #griefsupport #spousegrief
Watch my videos on TikTok, YouTube, or Instagram: @spouse_grief
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