Ours is not a culture that is comfortable with sadness. Sadness is awkward. It is unsettling. It ebbs and flows and takes its own shape. It beckons to be shared. It comes out in tears, and we don't quite know what to do with those.
So many people are afraid to bring up my loss. They don't want to upset me. But my tears are the only way I have to release the deep sorrow I feel. I tell people, "Don't worry about crying in front of me, and don't be afraid that you will make me cry! Your tears tell me you care, and my tears tell you that you've touched me in a place that is meaningful to me -- and I will never forget your willingness to share my grief."
-- Nancy Guthrie in Holding on to Hope
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Wednesday, March 18, 2009
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If only more people understood this! Tears are a natural way to deal with grief. But as Nancy says so many people just can't deal with them, which is really very sad... almost makes me want to cry. ;)
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