good grief

This past wkend I completed a long overdue training session to become a Duke Hospice volunteer. I am proud to say that I will be a part of a wonderful system built on exemplary standards. In one session we were discussing grief. As you know in a Hospice patients are not treated with curative measure; you go there to live the rest of ur days comfortably. Grief is an essential resultant of any loss. Loss happens all the time and u shall grieve but it is not a bad thing if u do it positively(don't smoke weed cuz ur dog died...).

Grieving is good for many reasons. It is part of the healing process and needed to get past whatever ur grieving over. I say embrace the grief in its entirety. Yes it hurts but to move forward u need to heal ur pain and angst. If you lose a love don't run and become a recluse grieve(cry, remember,etc) and move forward. Grieving doesn't mean that you are weak or that you cant get over say loved one(or two). Humans are emotional beings so emoting feelings of grief when situations arises that trigger that is natural progression of cause and effect. So grieve my friends it is good for you.