We can’t just stay who we were, grief has changed things. It has changed us. It has shifted elements of life and dismantled the person we once were. We can either acknowledge the unwanted change or ignore it. We didn’t choose loss but we can choose how we let the consequences of it impact our future.
We can’t just stay who we were, grief has changed things. It has changed us. It has taught us lessons we weren’t ready for and delivered catastrophes we weren’t prepared for. It has changed the very foundation in which we stand. We can sit in the rubble, unmoved or we can climb out of the destruction and build something new with the pieces that remain. It won’t replace the life before it but it will honor the remaining pieces by using them to craft all that is to come.
We can’t just stay who we were, grief has changed things. While we can choose to change our clothing, our labels, and our home decor. We can’t and don’t choose the unraveling and reworking caused by significant loss. We don’t choose the chaos that consumes our hearts and our minds after losing someone we love. We simply choose to breathe and survive grief, which sounds much more simple than it is. It’s actually quite a harsh task.
We can’t just stay who we were, grief has changed things. You look into the mirror at someone you don’t recognize while wholeheartedly knowing it must be you. Emotionally, you are different. Physically, you are different. Spiritually, you are different. There is no remaining piece of you that has not been touched by this loss. You are different now, you’ll always be, but different can still be beautiful and worthy.
We can’t just stay who we were.
Grief has changed things. It has changed us.
We can’t stay who we were and would we really want to?
