Holiday Grief
Triggering Grief During The Thanksgiving Season To Be Jolly Just a few hours ago, someone whom I intersected during past days of my journey, reminded facebook friends that depression is real during the holidays, and this true. Perhaps even more true is that grief really becomes a necessary, but not so welcome, companion during this "season to be jolly ." Something will happen, and it will be like a trigger. You may observe a picture. Or you may smell a certain smell. Or you will hear a familiar voice. BOOM! Something you thought had been "dealt" with will become fresh as if the loss causing the grief happened just a few moments ago. Trying to dam up the emotions will only push them down for a while and they will burst to the surface, if you don't let the emotions flow. WHY? Denial will return. God's shock absorber for the soul, will take place, and that "Why is this happening?" que