tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5324735608189677627.post2914459479974250260..comments2017-11-20T09:24:35.729-08:00Comments on further up and further in: The joy of sadnessAndrew and Joannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00115851751634990316noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5324735608189677627.post-29046558293333133762014-11-08T06:52:42.739-08:002014-11-08T06:52:42.739-08:00Denial gets you nowhere good, that's for sure....Denial gets you nowhere good, that's for sure.Kathleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10380753707961776684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5324735608189677627.post-80505858269161404452014-11-08T06:20:27.734-08:002014-11-08T06:20:27.734-08:00Great post and point Andrew.
A friend of mine sa...Great post and point Andrew. <br />A friend of mine said to me just recently - "but what to do about this sadness?" (he is grieving) and I said "I think you just be sad."<br /><br />And it might sound crazy, but since I work with kids - this immediately came into my head <br /><br />"we're going on a bear hunt...there's no way over it, no way under it, no way 'round it - gotta go through it..." <br /><br />For myself, I recently went through a time of prolonged sadness that would come and go in waves but was always close by - I was a bit surprised to find that the act of acknowledging that I was sad felt respectful, honest and honouring of myself. Like I feel if/when I extend that same respect to a sad friend. I started to do little things to let myself be sad for a bit, like writing down what I have lost, and what I was missing at that moment. Shelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12295453584404376725noreply@blogger.com