Grief is loving with your whole soul

Grief tells us that we have loved someone deeply. Waves come, and waves recede again. The waves of sorrow can feel intense. But they do ebb too. Grief is a process, with emotions that come and go, and come again. A slow process of healing, one step at a time.

Last week I was walking on the beach when a wave of grief rose again. It was there, and it was allowed to be there. I think many people know this about grief: how suddenly it can return, even years after someone is gone.

That pain that comes back for a moment. The realisation that you had to let someone go, without ever choosing that. Please know that grief may be felt. It may be there. And in allowing it, some of the sharpness can soften.

It is part of life. When grief is pushed away and never truly met, we can get stuck, and the pain can grow heavier still.

When grief is shared with others, you do not walk the road alone. That is why the grieving process, and allowing sorrow to be there, matters so deeply. It helps us, in time, to keep taking steps into the future.

Grieving is...

Feeling that you have loved.

Feeling that you miss.

As an outdoor psychologist, I would be glad to walk with you through grief and sorrow. If this speaks to you, feel free to send me a message.