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The First Rung: Seeing Grief for What It Is
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By Jenna Fetherolf on 05 January, 2009 03:21:00
 
Grief is energy, it is emotion, and it is reaction.
Grief is the anger, the fear, the despair, the sadness, and the aching we feel
as we come to terms with death.
Grief can be silent or loud, peaceful or raging, and everything in between.
Grieving is a unique experience for each individual every time they encounter
it.
Grief is not the enemy and it is not something to be ignored.
Grief tells us that our loss has changed everything and that we need to pay
attention to our healing.
One helpful analogy is to parallel death and grieving with receiving a wound.
The wound represents the death of a loved one. The blood and pain from the wound
represent the grief we experience. The steps we take to clean and heal the wound
represent the grieving process and everything we choose to do, or not to do, to
see ourselves through this transition.