Someday We Will All Learn the Pain of Loss

Do you stop missing your father or mother when they pass?

Do you forget a child who went before you?

Would you get a new pet and never think of the old?

Of course not; that’s just ridiculous even to consider.

So why are the standards different for other forms of loss, like widowhood?

Dating and remarrying someone new does not replace the person who came before. 

You can love what was, and you can love what is.

That’s the beauty of deep emotions that grow from loss. 

Love never dies.

Having new in your life doesn’t erase the old; remembering them, saying their name, and holding them close doesn’t mean you are stuck.

It means you are beautifully human.

Keep honoring those you lost.
Keep moving forward.
Keep writing your own story.

If this concept seems foreign to you, someday you will understand, and because that means you will have had a loss, I’m sorry for your newly found tolerance that stems from experience. 

If you can’t understand why someone is grieving for so long, consider yourself lucky. Someday we will all learn the pain of loss. Until that day, enjoy your peaceful ignorance.

Michelle ❤️