Sitting With Grief

Grief is something I didn’t choose but it’s something I’ve had to learn how to live with. There are days it’s loud. There are days it’s quiet. And then there are days it shows up in ways I didn’t expect at all.

What I’ve learned is that grief doesn’t completely go away. It changes. It stretches. It softens in some places and still aches in others.

For me, grief has been love still trying to find a place to go. I’ve had moments where I tried to push it down, stay busy, or just be strong. But grief has a way of meeting you anyway. And when I finally allowed myself to sit with it instead of run from it, I realized that there is healing in that place.

At The WELL, I think about that space as a place where we can come as we are. No pretending and no pressure to have it all together. Just showing up with whatever we’re carrying. Because the truth is, grief and love are connected. You don’t experience one without the other. And even in the hardest moments, I’ve learned that God will meet you right there in the middle of it. Right in the middle of the tears, the questions, and the silence.

So if today feels heavy, if grief is sitting with you, you don’t have rush past it. Sit with it. Be honest about it. And trust that healing can still find you there.

Reflection Prompt:

What has grief been teaching you lately?