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The art of juggling pain and acceptance

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Exploring my grief

A dear friend of mine’s mother died very recently and she is in the midst of planning for a celebration of her mother’s life today…a very sad day for her to live through. In speaking briefly with her I was taken back to those early days after my dad died and remembered all the ‘stuff’ one does in order to arrange for a funeral event. I found myself reliving those initial days and my feelings too. I know this is yet another opportunity for me to let go of more of my own grief as my friend works through the initial days of hers. Grieving is a long process.

I find myself even more sad for my friend that tomorrow is Mother’s Day and there is a very huge hole that she will experience tomorrow in addition to that which she is all ready going through today. Life can be cruel. Life is not without huge pain—that is real.

Next Sunday is my dad’s birthday. That will be a very hard day for my family. And, yet it is another opportunity to work through more of my grief. So along with the pain, life also provides us with ample opportunities to work to greater resolution and acceptance of all that is.

Mother’s Day will be a day of celebration as well as a day of pain for so many of us all in the same breath. Life is full of balancing act possibilities…whether we like it or not!

What are you currently learning how to balance in your life—reality and the pain of the reality; and learning how to accept all that is and grow from it?

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