Mustering the Courage to Mourn

We live in a society that pushes the idea of the pursuit of happiness.  It is reflected that to be happy is the purpose of life.  Is it?

To be a human being, to experience life, both good and bad, to feel emotions of joy and sadness, is all part of the spectrum of living life.  

To grieve is not something to be ashamed of, but something to have the courage to feel and express.  

Surrounding yourself with people that can create the space for your emotions, not trying to "bright side" your grief,  allows for honest conversations that make room for healing.

Grief is unique, there is no one way to experience it, it is not linear, and it doesn't have a time limit.  However, when we invited grief in, when we are open with our emotions, we tend to learn to bring grief along, because whether we want it or not, grief will eventually show up.

The following articles talks about taking grief's hand and befriending courage.  Both of these actions require a willingness to do grief differently, and not the way our society has told us we "should" do it.  

​When we open ourselves up to all the emotions of grief, find safe people to share it with, we know that we are not alone, and that we can lean into the community of support.

Mustering the Courage to Mourn