Sometimes words are not audible. There are times our eyes say it all in their sadness and tears may fall or are always welled up within them. Our throat may tense as we take a breath and hold while trying to hold back an outburst of sobs. Everything within is crumbling while you do everything to appear normal on the outside.
I have been through enough grief in my lifetime and I am sure you have, too. Grief of actual deaths and of losses in relationships. No matter, grief is grief. Each new one will bring intense pain that seems to outdo the last one.
The mental and emotional torment takes its toll and then slowly, a daily realization comes that a new normal exists.
Have grace for yourself in the midst of the pain, as often as you need it.
So many instances in my life and I am sure of yours, there are moments that are like they happened yesterday. You can feel what you felt at the moment, see the place you were at the atmosphere around you and remember the words said, as if was all frozen in time.
What we say to others just might be the spark of hope they need to hold on to, as these words are for me. Without saying, and as I previously mentioned, this can also include negative but let’s focus on the positive and lift up others. Let others know you care. We never know what the next person whether friend, family or a complete stranger is going through. Sadly, it just might be the last time you see them or associate with them and this lasting memory will be etched in their brain, as these words in mine and bring hope.
It never fails, the moment I get all snuggled in my bed for a long winter’s nap, my mind wakes up with creativity. As I lay contemplating whether to get up to jot my thoughts down, I usually continue to remain comfortable and tell myself that I will remember. Who am I kidding? At my age, my remembrance does not stay intact as it once did.
Just Pondering... 