It
takes a lot of courage to face grief head on and say, "Today I will recognize
that you are part of my life. Today I will wrestle with you. Today
you will not rule over me. Today I will face my fear."
So much of
grief is fear. Fear of the unknown journey ahead. Fear of not
knowing how to handle those emotional reminders of loss. Fear of
feeling so empty and alone. Fear of beginning a journey that feels
so new and different and completely wrong.
When loss enters
our lives, our world as we once knew it suddenly feels like we are on foreign
soil. We don’t know how to speak the language, and we don’t want
to learn. Yet, we know that we are now living in a new place in life
and we must face the days ahead with a resolve to go on.
Hope seems
to know just when to appear to give us the courage needed to make it through
the hour. A stranger smiles and we know that person truly wants us
to feel some connection. The billowy clouds float without effort
through the heavenly skies and remind us that God is watching over us.
The birds begin chirping their springtime song, and we know that our winter
season will soon change to spring. The sun appears brighter than ever and
the warmth reaches all the way to the depths of our soul.
Today is a
brand new day, and you can grasp hold of some hope and defeat your fear.
One day at a time. One step at a time. One thought at a time.
You can make it! --C. Hinton
"Fear can be
conquered when hope abides in the center of the heart." --Clara Hinton
"The Lord is
my light and my salvation; Whom shall I fear?" --Psalm 27:1
Clara Hinton,
Site Founder/Author, chinton@silentgrief.com
