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Juxtaposition of Nostalgia and Grief
Ahhh ’tis the season for my grievers to struggle the most! Depending on where you are at in your grieving journey, this time of year is filled with dread or joy. For most grievers, it’s a mix of something in between. Do the holidays ever feel better after loss?
5 Losses in 5 Years
5 Losses in 5 Years….whew….I have been through so much loss throughout my entire life, that I know better than to ever try and outrun my grief. No matter how fast you think you are, no matter how hard you try to hide, no matter how much you try to shove it down, it will always find you. My losses are a part of me now, just like yours are a part of you.
Dad
My Dad died when I was 2 years old. My mom didn’t really know how to tell me this news as I was getting older (and I imagine started having curious questions), so she told me he loved playing guitar and one day he died of a heart attack while playing his guitar with a friend. It was surely a romanticized death ~ dying doing the thing he loved. However, that wasn’t the thing he loved most before he died. My Dad died of a heroin overdose. Let me tell you right now, this blog will not even begin to encompass all the life lessons I learned, or the immense pain I felt, when I discovered this fact.