Notion of grief

by Gwen Flowers

Heard this a while ago, but good reminder

I had my own notion of grief. I thought it

was the sad time that followed the death of

someone you love.

And you have to push through it to get to the

other side. But I am learning that there is no

other side.

There is no pushing through. But rather,

there is absorption. Adjustment. Acceptance.

And grief is not something you complete, but

rather, you endure. Grief is not a task to 

finish and move on, but an element of

yourself - an altering of your being.

A new way of seeing.

A new definition of self.