Keep getting up, even if we don’t want to…even if it’s hard.

In the last two years, I’ve born witness to a lot of death and personal loss – my mom, two dear friends and all three of our family pets, not to mention a sense of danger and insecurity given the global challenges we’ve faced. Knocked down repeatedly…and, honestly, a desire to stay down at times. 

I know many others who have experienced personal and professional losses, particularly in the last 18 months.

Thankfully, just because we’re down we don’t have to stay down. We can fight our way back up.

Like this week…the last of our beloved furbabies crossed the Rainbow Bridge, unexpectedly, and I was adrift in a sea of grief and loss for her and what her passing represented for me.

When you’ve experienced a loss, have you asked yourself “What’s going to happen to me now?”

My natural tendency is to isolate and lick my wounds in private. What about you? Somewhere along the line, I think many of us have internalized a story line that goes something like “strong people don’t show weakness”, as if grief and loss equate to weakness.

Being connected with people who care about us doesn’t protect us from grief and loss, nor asking for support makes us look or sound weak. What connection can do is help us pass through the darkness, within a warm embrace. 

How might reaching out to someone help you today?