I came across the following by Donna Ashworth a few months ago, and have found I keep returning to it, as the words seem to stick with me. So I wanted to share it with you tonight in the hope they might be helpful for someone.
Donna Ashworth from 'LOSS': https://amzn.eu/d/fwIp4VX
MAYBE PEOPLE DON’T WANT TO STOP GRIEVING…
Maybe they are terrified,
that the grief they feel is the last thing they have left of that person.
That if they move on from the grief,
they will lose the final connection.
The only tie.
Maybe people feel united with their loved one,
in the realm just outside our reality.
United in pain and loss.
Banished to a parallel universe where they can both exist together,
still together.
Maybe that’s just too precious to move on from.
So if you are in this place, or you know someone who is,
maybe you can remind them that they are completely connected to their lost one,
in so many more wonderful ways than just the loss.
How can they not be?
Inch for inch the pain they feel equals the love they shared.
At the end of the day, it’s all just love.
And there is no need to banish either.
They can exist side by side,
grief and love.
And they do,
every day.
The Distinct Dot 