Your grief is not a problem to be solved. It is love, continuing on, with nowhere left to go.
There is a difference. The world will try to convince you that your sorrow is a dysfunction — that it has lasted too long, or weighed too heavily. It will suggest that your sadness is disproportionate to the loss.
Your grief is not a problem to be solved.
– Jacqueline Whitney
But grief is simply the exact shape of your love.
You are not broken for feeling this deeply. You are not behind on some imaginary timeline. The weight of your sadness is proof that you were fully present, that you dared to let someone matter.
Losing a love that vast changes the landscape of your life. Do not apologize for the empty space. Honor what existed by allowing yourself to feel the cost of its absence.
Your grief is not a problem to be solved.
It is love, continuing on, with nowhere left to go.
Jacqueline Whitney is the author Held: A 50 Day Devotional For Parents and All That You Deserve.
