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Grief is the Tax on Loving People
A friend of mine recently shared the grief she was experiencing over the loss of her husband of thirty-eight years. He’s been gone for over a decade and she was taken aback by a fresh wave of despair that had suddenly surfaced, startling her.
Processing the frustration of that surprise sadness, I found myself feeling the muscle memory of my own journey with grief. If you’ve said goodbye to someone you love, whether ten days, ten months, or ten years ago, you aren’t a stranger to the painful and unannounced intrusions.
As those of us who’ve experienced loss here understand, our mourning is not…
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