Grief is part of me. I don't agree with the quote, or perhaps it's a personal choice. My daughter is gone and I will grieve for her every day until I die. That is not something I could ever leave by the side of the road. Grief is personal and I take issue with most "quotes" I come across on the subject.
I have grieved and I move on. It has no hold over me. It is a necessary part of the healing process. We all must go through it. If we do not, we will have to carry it, stuff it, deny it and get sick because of it.
It must be processed. It must be acknowledged and it must be accepted. Then the pain lessens.
I have dealt with loss a number of times (to be expected at my age).
This certainly summarizes what I have gone through (These stages are true for both the dying person and for the bereaved person. They are not linear…we tend to bounce around among them, but move more and more toward acceptance.) ---
Grief is part of living. It is also very personal. We each experience it differently, and it is not for anyone else to say how we should grieve, or for how long.
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