Grief & Fear

It seems as though the worst has already happened. But then what is this we're left with?
Grief has been seemingly inescapable in this season.

“No one ever told me that grief felt so much like fear.”

C.S. Lewis so easily relates our experience of loss into words.
This, that we are left with is grief. It so closely resembles fear, and in a way it is.
A fear of living a completely different life than we're used to.
There is something missing and our minds are hardwired to find patterns and associations.
Our brains are attempting to look and plan ahead with the lack of something it has known for so long.
It is acknowledging and relearning the truths and realities around us, and this is inevitably exhausting.

I hope you can take comfort in knowing that we are all doing just that,
adjusting to a life we weren't prepared for, lacking things we had come to rely on.

You have not fallen behind, you are in the processes of grieving.
Beloved your struggles are real, the weight may be heavy, but you are still so loved.
Do not hesitate to reach out to a loved one, or make the decision to bring someone along on your relearning journey.