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Grief and loss
Grief is not a problem to be solved and it does not run to a schedule. What helps is letting the wave come, keeping the bond rather than severing it, and being cared for while you carry it.
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2 practicesWhen loss hits, remember it was named in advance as a test, and that good news was promised to those who hold.
The pain is real and expected, not a sign that something has gone uniquely wrong with you.
On the days you can only endure, endure. Patience through grief is not wasted; it is counted.
Some days the work is simply to bear it without turning bitter. That bearing is itself worth something.