I Hope This Grief Stays With Me

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Grief is not only a natural emotion following loss, but it is actually a good thing to feel.

Grief is all the unexpressed love you didn’t get to show to your friend or loved one you have lost.

Here’s today’s Wisdom Made Easy visual:

Today’s illustration was inspired by today’s Saying. 👇

Here’s a quote from actor Andrew Garfield whilst grieving his late mother:

We never get enough time with those that we love.

Even when we do take the opportunity to voice our appreciation for someone at every possible occasion, it will always feel like there are some things, some words of thanks, that were left unsaid.

Hearing Andrew Garfield talk about grief and the loss of his mother is saddening, yet beautiful and refreshing.

The emotion of grief and sadness is not a nice emotion to feel, but he encourages it.

I have lost both of my grandmothers in the past 7 years and I still feel that grief and cry sometimes.

I wish my baby daughter would have been able to meet them and I wish they could have taught her some of their favourite recipes or teach them about the flowers they planted in their garden.

I’m sad about not being able to get even a moment with them anymore, BUT I’m sad because they were both such wonderful ladies! They have taught me, my sisters and my cousins so much, and it has been a privilege to have had them in my life.

It is an honour to grieve their loss because they have meant so much to me!

It is okay to feel sad and grieve.

Losing someone close to you is meant to hurt. They mattered to you, so let your emotions matter.

Johnnyswim sing about this as well in Let It Matter:

In a Huffington Post article, they talk about this song as “hope in a minor key” because that’s what it has been to them, permission to hurt in order to heal.

Next time you lose someone, give yourself permission to hurt because the person you lost mattered to you and you loved them!

Here are 3 journal prompts to help you explore today’s wisdom:

• Have I allowed myself the space to feel sadness and grief after losing someone important to me? If not, what has held me back?

• In what ways can I honour and remember those I've lost, while still acknowledging the pain that comes with it?

• How might I support others who are grieving, and what do I need from others when I’m going through loss?

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Andrew Garfield is a great source of inspiration about how to navigate grief.

Watch him and Anderson Cooper talk about how they both have worked through grief they have experienced here:

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Thanks,
Michael