Tender Times…

Special dates bring tender times

With Father’s Day coming up I am missing my dad more. His birthday is in May which reminds me he’s not here to celebrate with. Hard to fathom it’s been five birthdays without him and five Father’s Days too. It all seems like it was just yesterday that he was here to celebrate with.

Time passes so very swiftly.

Often when I think of how life simply goes on without those special ones in it, I feel sad rather than comforted. It seems so unfair that life should just go on as it does. Here I sit in my grief, lost for words and uncertain about tomorrow while others go about their normal lives.

Other times it is very comforting that indeed life does go on just as it does. And so do I in spite of the pain and heart ache I feel. It’s easier in those moments to put one foot in front of the other and carry on.

I forget till these tender times of reminders just how exhausting grief is! I know my grief honors those I’ve lost and loved so dearly.

It’s hard work feeling all that painful loss.

I know the only way to heal is to feel it head on and let the sobs and tears flow as they do. Avoiding the pain will not help me in the long run. In fact, it would do more harm than good if I did.

So, here’s to keeping the Kleenex Company in business once again!

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