As long as there is love, there will be grief. The grief of time passing, of life moving on half-finished, of empty spaces that were once bursting with the laughter and energy of people we loved.
As long as there is love there will be grief because grief is love’s natural continuation. It shows up in the aisles of stores we once frequented, in the half-finished bottle of wine we pour out, in the whiff of cologne we get two years after they’ve been gone.
Grief is a giant neon sign, protruding through everything, pointing everywhere, broadcasting loudly, “Love was here.” In the finer print, quietly, “Love still is.”
—Heidi Priebe
September 20, 2024
All you need is love … … …
God bless.
a number of decades ago with a then new health issue – I had to really slow down – I couldn’t just say “yep I’m coming tonight or similar” as I couldn’t. I wasn’t sure I’d ever go “dancing the night away” again.
around a decade later, actually it was longer, and I was somewhat better – I thought about dancing but life had moved on and I didn’t have those desires!
I’d to find new pleasures – can’t remember exactly what but “moved on”
…focus on the joys.
I always feel like the love stays in our hearts forever…with people and pets especially..we carry them with us forever.
I learned this earlier this year. I found someone I loved nearly 50 years ago had died. I hadn’t thought of him for decades yet I felt grief. It was a real surprise. As Rose said, we carry them with us forever, even when we aren’t aware of it.
That’s a hard one to swallow. Obviously none of us are fond of grief. However, it is a very difficult part of life.