Hope Bridge

Grief is that gut wrenching emotional pain we feel at a significant loss and can be viewed as a ominous valley ahead.

Mourning is the process of ritual and expression to help us work our way through that pain. 

Hope are the cables that lift us up, the mysterious lift that carries the weight of the moment when we feel weak.

Bereavement is the daily getting up and choosing to not quit. It's choosing to eat when you don't feel like it.  Go meet with a new friend when you would rather stay home, writing down your thoughts, reading a supportive book, maybe praying and seeking out some help from others that have walked a similar journey. It's leaving a place you can't stay (life with your loved one by your side)  toward a place that can become OK (life with your loved one only in your memory),  But that takes time, other people, experimenting with some new thoughts, new ideas and maybe most importantly some hope along the way.  Ultimately our loss doesn’t always have to be the last word in our lives.