October 9, 2023
When we’re shocked by the loss of a loved one, it can give us a different perspective on life. Hundreds of trivial preoccupations, anxieties, hurts and concerns no longer seem important compared with the pain of our loss.
Who cares if the convenience store clerk grumbles whenever we go for milk or lottery tickets? Does it really matter if the lawn man doesn’t do a conscientious job weed-whacking around the trees, or if you neglected to tip the barista at Starbucks who gave you your morning latte? All these things dwarf against the loss you’re trying to navigate.
In the beginning, your healing journey may seem as if you’re standing at the trailhead of Denali (Mt. McKinley) and have to start hiking up the northern peak of that massive 20,310-foot mountain, which has a summit obscured in a foreboding wreath of clouds.
Grief may cause you to brush aside the inconsequential. How can you be concerned with the unimportant when you have a greater challenge ahead — the journey to healing, something that you can’t disregard or avoid?
You may be convinced you’re not going to make it, but you will. Others have gone before you, and they will be there to offer assistance. However, they can’t make the journey for you. You have to do that by yourself.
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Grief will cause you to recognize and hold dear what is truly important in your life.
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