With Great Love Also Comes Great Sorrow: Reflections on Loss During Times of Gratitude

Not to be a downer on Thanksgiving because truly, I am thankful. But for many people, holidays are just a little harder. Until last year though, I wasn’t one of those people so I didn’t know. Loss of a parent, sibling or spouse changes you emotionally and irrevocably. And you don’t know it until you know it. So if you are one of those people who has NOT experienced this….listen up because I am talking to you. Grief is not a one and done. As much as we would like to believe it is….it most certainly is not. Grief on…