This: “Grief is not a sign that I am failing to move forward. It is evidence of love. It is remembrance. It is legacy.”
Your “holy work” comes through in this article. And while my loss is different, our beliefs surrounding loss seem the same. 💜 thank you for sharing your walk.
Sacred work ... holy ground. I had not thought of my grief in those terms and so I do appreciate those words, that perspective. I've shared in comments on some of your posts how this loss, this sadness and grief that I now carry, has changed my perspective on loss and grief. Has made me view grief in a very different way. I always thought that a loss was something that you 'get over', you 'move on' ... you remember the person/people you have lost and you think of them wistfully but you move on.
But this loss, this is not a loss I can move on from - and so now I get it, I understand it in a way that I never did.
And I thank you for all that you have shared Jamie - your words, the words of the community you created - have shown me, taught me that I don't have to 'get over' this grief. I will integrate it, I will recognize and acknowledge that the grief is, as you have said, love with nowhere to go. And we don't stop loving just because our person is gone.
This week marks the 3rd year since losing my sweet son, Sawyer. He was 19. I miss him so much everyday. It is unbelievably heavy, the permanence of his loss. Your words ring true for me. Thank you for sharing your heart.
This is so beautifully expressed, Jamie. Grief is not a failure to move forward, but love continuing in a different form. We carry those we have lost through the stories we tell, the ways they have shaped us, and the love we continue to offer in their names. It is painful work, but sacred work indeed. Thank you for sharing your holy ground with us.
Another way that grief is a very different experience than is often acknowledged is that I feel very differently than you do, but I also completely understand how you are integrating your own work grieving your son into your life. Does that make sense? Anyway, I appreciate your writing about it. ♥
Sacred work is exactly how this feels for me, too. It is where the healing lies. And where I feel the deepest connection to my boy.
Your archive is such a wonderful resource for others who grieve profound loss, Jamie. Thank you for all the work you have done, and continue to do, to provide such vital support. Restacking 🙏❤️
This: “Grief is not a sign that I am failing to move forward. It is evidence of love. It is remembrance. It is legacy.”
Your “holy work” comes through in this article. And while my loss is different, our beliefs surrounding loss seem the same. 💜 thank you for sharing your walk.
Sacred work ... holy ground. I had not thought of my grief in those terms and so I do appreciate those words, that perspective. I've shared in comments on some of your posts how this loss, this sadness and grief that I now carry, has changed my perspective on loss and grief. Has made me view grief in a very different way. I always thought that a loss was something that you 'get over', you 'move on' ... you remember the person/people you have lost and you think of them wistfully but you move on.
But this loss, this is not a loss I can move on from - and so now I get it, I understand it in a way that I never did.
And I thank you for all that you have shared Jamie - your words, the words of the community you created - have shown me, taught me that I don't have to 'get over' this grief. I will integrate it, I will recognize and acknowledge that the grief is, as you have said, love with nowhere to go. And we don't stop loving just because our person is gone.
Yes, agree 100%. We will honor his life and memory as long as we live.
This week marks the 3rd year since losing my sweet son, Sawyer. He was 19. I miss him so much everyday. It is unbelievably heavy, the permanence of his loss. Your words ring true for me. Thank you for sharing your heart.
Love the idea of grief as holy ground ❤️
This is so beautifully expressed, Jamie. Grief is not a failure to move forward, but love continuing in a different form. We carry those we have lost through the stories we tell, the ways they have shaped us, and the love we continue to offer in their names. It is painful work, but sacred work indeed. Thank you for sharing your holy ground with us.
Grief, honoring our children who have gone before us is sacred work. Thank you for proclaiming this, normalizing love for our children that died.
This. Exactly!
Another way that grief is a very different experience than is often acknowledged is that I feel very differently than you do, but I also completely understand how you are integrating your own work grieving your son into your life. Does that make sense? Anyway, I appreciate your writing about it. ♥
thank you so much!!! this was very helpful today- have been feeling swamped by all of It!
Yes it will stay with you always. Your grief companion.
Sacred work is exactly how this feels for me, too. It is where the healing lies. And where I feel the deepest connection to my boy.
Your archive is such a wonderful resource for others who grieve profound loss, Jamie. Thank you for all the work you have done, and continue to do, to provide such vital support. Restacking 🙏❤️