Good morning, there is a different note to my post this morning as I received a call yesterday with very sad news. One of my friends passed away in her sleep, taken too soon she is going to be missed and she will never be forgotten. Rest in peace Jeni Sullivan :-( Loss is no stranger to us and most of us would agree that the worst form of loss is the death of a loved one. Try as we may, there is no answer to the one question that continues to hassle both our hearts and minds: Why? “Why did this happen?” “Why didn’t I get the chance to say goodbye?” Not knowing the answer to these questions can land us in a stalemate of emotional turmoil for weeks, months and even years at a time. It will continue to seem like no one can understand the relationship you had with that special person, but the truth is, no one can answer the whys for you. Handling the death of a loved one does not have to be the end-all to our undoing. Experiencing loss does not become any easier with age, since grieving is an ongoing process for which there is no immediate or quick fix, you need time to heal after a death. No one person grieves in the same way after losing a loved one, however, something helped me going through loosing my brother and my auntie in the last five months, writing letters to Heaven. Find yourself a quiet place to write, wherever you feel most comfortable. Choose a medium on which to jot your thoughts, whether it be on your iPad, smartphone or even a small scrap of paper. There is no right or wrong way to express the powerful emotions you are feeling as long as it is done freely and from the heart. Now is your time to tell your special person the things you never had the chance to say, whether it be “I’m sorry,” “I love you,” or the hardest admission of all, “Goodbye.” This will be challenging, but can help you answer the whys through introspective honesty and self-reflection. Take these honest admissions, mirrored back to you on paper, as your first steps toward gaining acceptance and closure with your loss. Writing your own letters to heaven, or anywhere you believe the afterlife to be, can be your source of strength and liberation during these trying times. It is never too late to grieve, and in some way, your voice will be heard by that special person you miss so much. youtu.be/j0Lcn7IFdAU
Posted on: Tue, 30 Sep 2014 05:36:06 +0000
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