I have seen so much pain and heartache this past year to last me a decade. Not all has been mine, and not all has been specifically connected to me in anyway. But we have all seen the havoc that was 2016 and it reeks of death and sadness and brokenness.
A suggestion when encountering those who are staring, have stared, or will stare pain and bleakness in the face.
Don't tell us how to grieve... I find this the most damaging suggestion anyone could give. By this point, those of us who participate in social media have, at some point, experienced deep and gruesome pain. Perhaps not death. Perhaps sickness or break-up. Gruesome none-the-less. And the human desire for community in us wants to relate to those who are hurting with our own tales of healing. Do so, if you wish, but with extreme caution. Because no matter the pain in your past it will never compare to theirs.
In just a few short days, those of us who are left will greet, hopefully with unwavering hope, the dawn of a new year. Cross fingers, hold breath, make 10,000 wishes...it has to be better. It just has to.
A suggestion when encountering those who are staring, have stared, or will stare pain and bleakness in the face.
Don't tell us how to grieve... I find this the most damaging suggestion anyone could give. By this point, those of us who participate in social media have, at some point, experienced deep and gruesome pain. Perhaps not death. Perhaps sickness or break-up. Gruesome none-the-less. And the human desire for community in us wants to relate to those who are hurting with our own tales of healing. Do so, if you wish, but with extreme caution. Because no matter the pain in your past it will never compare to theirs.
In just a few short days, those of us who are left will greet, hopefully with unwavering hope, the dawn of a new year. Cross fingers, hold breath, make 10,000 wishes...it has to be better. It just has to.
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