Healing

A friend messaged me late last night asking me to post something comforting for a friend of hers who’s struggling with an unexpected loss. I don’t know that this is what she wanted, but it is the best I can give at this moment.

Dear friend of my friend,

There will be people that leave your life who will seem to take a bit of the brightness away. It won’t seem as bright as it once was. And that is because it truly isn’t as bright anymore. It’s just not. And it won’t be. Ever again. They took their light with them.

That is grief.

As the world moves forward, there will be stretches of time when you won’t remember when you last smiled. You will get out of bed, you will put one foot out front, and you’ll just keep moving. You’ll keep breathing. And moving. Floating numb through time.

That is coping.

But the strength you need to mend all that’s broken will come from inside you. The beauty of all the broken pieces of glass will sparkle and shine like you have never seen before. And it will be coming from you, this time. The shards will no longer cut so deep. And you’ll laugh through your tears. You will become a bright spot. The…bright spot. Adding that needed light into the dark and diminished world still reeling from the loss. The pieces will fit again, and you’ll recognize the “you” you remember.

And that is healing.

Cw