Grief: How to Live Around It

No matter how long it’s been since my daughter ran ahead to Heaven, I have come to terms with the fact that grief is a lifelong journey. Because of that, I’m always continuing to learn how to live life around it.

The grief journey isn’t a sprint; it’s a marathon. Like sprint runners, we will not get through our grief in 1 minute 20 seconds. I have several friends who have run the Boston Marathon, and it takes months of rigorous training and preparation. They need to practice running short intervals, then slowly, they begin increasing the time of their runs and adding various road conditions. They don’t start running up a steep hill at full speed in 30-degree weather. No, it takes time and practice. Learning how to train and run properly doesn’t come overnight. For those of us who are on this road called grief, there are some things we can begin doing to help ourselves. We can start by Practicing the 3 C’s of Grief.