You Don’t Have to Deal With Grief Alone

As the summer winds down perhaps you’re winding down too. If you were anywhere near a beach in July, then you can testify to the fact that it was the hottest month ever to be recorded! I found that out first hand when I attempted to walk from the street straight down to the ocean without sandals or flip flops. Forget about sand, I felt like I was walking on charcoal kissed by the sun! Was this the beginning of familiar expectations fading away?

When I went to my family’s favorite restaurant for breakfast, I chose to eat outside. All of a sudden a sea gull came out of nowhere and landed directly on the plate of the person behind me. As I observed the sea gull picking away at the left over fried eggs and bacon, I had hunger pangs for normal. Why couldn’t everything just be normal?

This summer I wasn’t prepared for scorching sand and sea gulls on steroids. What I used to know and then expect would be no more. That can be said for many of the experiences that we have to accept in life as well.

For instance, when someone you love, who’s weathered every season by your side is taken away by a breakdown in the relationship, disease process or death itself you may find that what you used to know and come to expect has now become a catalyst for grief.

Grief is something that we know about but don’t expect to meet when the sun is shining, sea gulls are flying and sand is glistening. Death isn’t seasonal, it’s selfish. It’s selfish because it slithers into every holiday and key events in your life. Every human being experiences the chilly darkness of grief. The sun will rise again but first each one of us has to walk through the scorching heat of grief, but you don’t have to walk alone.

Peace my Friend. Chris Glod is a Grief Recovery Specialist who has successfully led over 150 bereavement support groups. Having been a hospice chaplain for ten years, Chris’s passion for supporting people who are seeking relief from scorching grief is magnanimous! She is currently the president of the Wellspring for Resilience, LLC. To glean more information about grief and the support she provides please go to her website: www.relieffromscorchinggrief.com

The sun will rise again but first each one of us has to walk through the scorching heat