I discovered this amazing quote today. It talks about the challenge of starting life again after bereavement and especially after the loss of someone very close.
“The voice of grief is
rather convincing, isn’t it? It tells you you’re “too old,” “not good enough,”
or “not worthy enough” for another chance at life, that starting over is
impossible. This voice in your head is the first thing you hear in the morning
and the last thing you hear at night. It drives with you to work. It stays with
you at lunch. Its message is so consistent that because of its repetitive
power, you may be inclined to believe it. But, as persuasive as the voice of
grief is, everything it says is a lie. It’s all a pack of lies.
Do you want the truth?
If you do, then start listening to life calling to you inside your grief. How?
Every time you are yearning to be held and loved, to laugh again, listen to
your yearning. Do not listen to your fear . . . Listen to life calling you, “I
am here, come on over. Take a chance on me. I am your life, and you’re all that
I’ve got.”
(Christina
Rasmussen, Second Firsts
Live Laugh and Love Again).
