This is so lovely. Thank you for this series. I lost my dad fairly recently, just before the new year. It feels both like I’ve been grieving forever and like I was just at Thanksgiving, unknowingly being with him for the last time outside of a hospital. I feel extremely changed by grief already.
I feel more open and “spiritual” now. I used to be admittedly judgmental about spiritual seekers and preferred to focus on the logical and rational. Now, I understand the desperation to know there’s more than just our mortal lives and find peace and comfort in exploring the various beliefs around that and thinking about what connects us all.
Lastly, I just feel more connected to the human experience now. Grief is so all encompassing and earth shattering but also so common. I feel like I understand what it means to be a person more fully now.
These sound a little corny and cliche, but I feel so lucky and grateful to have this new perspective, even though it’s been deeply painful to gain it.
Thank YOU Maureen for reading along with this series and for also sharing about your loss. I am soooo deeply sorry for the loss of your dad. Thank you for sharing how grief has changed you, I feel that as well in so many ways.
And corny and cliche is completely fine! I feel that way too, that I have gained a new perspective through my loss.
I so appreciate this post and LOVED the illustration. I had the exact thought yesterday, walking through the botanic gardens and crying when I saw the daffodils. It felt like I'd "made it." And not that the grief (I also recently lost my father) was gone, but more that I'd learned how to carry it ALONGSIDE other things.
Thank you for your kind words Jen! My deepest condolences on the loss of your father. I'm glad you're here in Melinda's Grief Corner and I hope you come back for other editions of it! And thank you for sharing your posts about your own journey with grief, I'll definitely check them out!
This is so lovely. Thank you for this series. I lost my dad fairly recently, just before the new year. It feels both like I’ve been grieving forever and like I was just at Thanksgiving, unknowingly being with him for the last time outside of a hospital. I feel extremely changed by grief already.
I feel more open and “spiritual” now. I used to be admittedly judgmental about spiritual seekers and preferred to focus on the logical and rational. Now, I understand the desperation to know there’s more than just our mortal lives and find peace and comfort in exploring the various beliefs around that and thinking about what connects us all.
Lastly, I just feel more connected to the human experience now. Grief is so all encompassing and earth shattering but also so common. I feel like I understand what it means to be a person more fully now.
These sound a little corny and cliche, but I feel so lucky and grateful to have this new perspective, even though it’s been deeply painful to gain it.
Thank YOU Maureen for reading along with this series and for also sharing about your loss. I am soooo deeply sorry for the loss of your dad. Thank you for sharing how grief has changed you, I feel that as well in so many ways.
And corny and cliche is completely fine! I feel that way too, that I have gained a new perspective through my loss.
I so appreciate this post and LOVED the illustration. I had the exact thought yesterday, walking through the botanic gardens and crying when I saw the daffodils. It felt like I'd "made it." And not that the grief (I also recently lost my father) was gone, but more that I'd learned how to carry it ALONGSIDE other things.
In case you're curious, I've written a couple posts about my journey with grief here: https://jendycksprout.substack.com/p/how-its-going
Thank you for your kind words Jen! My deepest condolences on the loss of your father. I'm glad you're here in Melinda's Grief Corner and I hope you come back for other editions of it! And thank you for sharing your posts about your own journey with grief, I'll definitely check them out!
Yes I'll be following along :)