Bereavement Ministry-Grief CounselingSome people come into our lives, leave footprints on our hearts,
and we are never the same.
What is Grief?
Grief is a natural, normal response to loss. The degree of attachment to that which has been lost will determine the level of grief experienced. Thus, we grieve more deeply for those we love, including our pets. We find it difficult to readjust following divorce. When experiencing trauma that changes our lives and circumstances, we grieve the loss of our old life. Given the right skills we can allow this process of grief to move through us. Unskilled as we are in our culture we become stuck, unaware of how we are meant to experience the sadness and depth of emotion welling up within us.
You may find yourself thinking you are going crazy, friends and relatives telling you how you should be, and work asking you to get back to normal! This is not possible. Grief changes us. We are forever changed by our experience, and it does not have to be negative. Finding our own inner resources and understanding our emotional needs during this time can empower us to transform the grief experience into wisdom and understanding of ourselves and those we love. We can find peace in the joy of life once we embrace our emotions and flow with the grieving process.
