You can be happy and sad
- Attempting to face joy after the loss of a loved one is complicated. Whether the loss comes expectedly or unexpectedly, it has the power to disrupt our lives, leaving us numb.
- While one day you feel happy, other days you may feel sad. With each new day, allow yourself to embrace the stages of grief as they come, rather than avoiding them altogether.
- In doing so, we gradually learn how to live with loss in our hearts. That doesn’t mean we forget about our loved ones, we just learn how to go on living without their physical presence.
- And while you can never replace the absence left by someone you l
oved and cared for, you can fill your life with purpose in his or her honor to help you feel happy again.
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Rather than moving on from our grief, we must instead find ways to move forward with it.
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