The grief of time passing, of life moving on half finished, of empty spaces that were once bursting with the laughter and energy of people we loved.
As long as there is love there will be grief because grief is love’s natural continuation.
It shows up in the aisles of stores we once frequented, in the half-finished bottle of wine we pour out, in the whiff of cologne we get two years after they’ve been gone.
Grief is a giant neon sign, protruding through everything, pointing everywhere, broadcasting loudly, “Love was here.” In the finer print, quietly, “Love still is.”
Heidi Priebe
Even though our loved one has died, the love we shared never dies. They were in our lives for a reason, whatever the relationship was with them. One may ask– When will this grief stop? It will never totally leave you because their love never leaves you. The person was important to you. You shared special memories together. They were someone you shared your hopes and dreams and life with.
As Heidi Priebe wrote—“As long as there is love, there will be grief because grief is love’s natural continuation.”
Do you ever find yourself thinking of something they may have said to you about the future, and you may have thought—that would never happen. Then it comes true after they died? You may get so frustrated at them because now they are not here to share that with you, good or bad. In those times, remember, that is love amongst the grief.
As Helen Keller said, “What we once enjoyed we can never lose; all that we deeply loved becomes a part of us.”
LMV