Good Grief!
Well said Zig. Hope you don’t mind if I call you Zig.
Grief – the price
Grief – loving someone
Grief is the price you pay for loving someone.
This hit home. When I read this quote, my eyes were opened to a whole new awareness and way of looking at the passing of my brother, uncles, grandparents, and friends.
I miss my brother so much it hurts, but that just shows how much I loved him, my best friend. I realized that if there were no love, there would be no grief.
Sure, things are better. There were times I thought I wouldn’t make it. Grief comes in waves. You either fight them or just let them take you on a ride. I fought at first, not a happy gal. Now I’m surfing those perfect barrels, just going with the flow.
I get down…a lot.
“Folks just don’t understand.”
“They tell me things I should do with my life when they aren’t even in it.”
“They didn’t know Coby like I do.”
“I no longer have a purpose in this life without my brother.”
That was my thinking for years after Coby went away.
I’ve only recently started getting things together and in a more positive light. I used to dread waking up because I had to go through the day. I now wake up, set the tone of the day with a prayer, and look forward to what is to come, just on that day alone.
One day at a time, one moment at a time.
So back to what made me start this whole thing: Mr. Zig Ziglar.
“The price you pay.”
Grief – I will pay any price. It is worth it. The moments and time we spent together are my precious keepsakes that no one can take away from me. Just being Coby’s sister makes me proud.
So yes, for the memories, good times and bad, I will pay this price of love for my brother, family, and friends who have transitioned on to their heavenly bodies.
What an awesome reunion it will be.
I’m sure Coby is the tour guide in Heaven.
So there is Good Grief Charlie Brown, and there is truly GOOD grief.
In what ways to you deal with your grief?
Make It Count
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