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1/n On Loss. 2020 has been a hard year. It has been the hardest of my life so far. I lost my father, father-in-law and brother over the summer. I loved & miss all three. As I work through the losses, I am sharing thoughts & advice I received in the hope it may help others
2/n- Loss&Grief #1 “Be Strong” While I have tried to control intense emotions, it has also helped more to let them thru–the bad but also the good. Seeing my 9-year old still finding moments of laughter even when surrounded by deep grief has made me not feel guilty about smiling
3/n- Loss&Grief #2 Why me? I struggled with why we faced such unexpected losses. What have I done wrong to deserve this? Its taken a while to realize I am not special. Loss is truly a part of life & others experience it all the time. We are not special, but we are also not alone
4/n- Loss&Grief #3 Sharing. I have had my moments of wallowing in self-pity. But the more I did so, it paralyzed and put me in negative spirals. My wife’s advice and practice has been to lessen your grief by helping lessen that of others. That’s helped a lot more
.. will share more thoughts in the following days on my own evolution ...
