Drumroll….”Thank you Adam and Eve”
“Your son is dead.” I looked around in disbelief. Could this really be my life? My hopes and dreams lay in a heap of ashes at my feet mixed with my tears.
Did I do something to cause this?
There was a belief in Jewish culture that if something bad in your life happened it must be because there was great sin in your life.
But Are They Really Your People?
Are there people in your life that you have tried desperately to create a relationship with, or keep a relationship with?
Not all who you are aquainted with should have the blessing of intimacy in your life.
Are you struggling with accepting that some people are just not your people? Hang onto this truth…
The Mourner’s Bill of Rights by Alan D. Wolfelt, Ph.D.
I remember feeling so very confused from all of the expectations I experienced after my husband died and then again when I lost my son. Some of those expectations were of my own making and others from people who had not walked the heartbreaking road of loss and debilitating grief.
It wasn’t until a wise older friend of mine said “Chrissy, you don’t have to do anything you don’t want to do. You need to focus your energy on just trying to survive right now.”
Those words were life giving to me.