Grief Triggers

It’s funny the little things that trigger you when you’re learning to live with grief. 💔 Today marks 3 months since dad died and tomorrow will be 2 months from mom’s passing. Even still, saying it out loud or typing it doesn’t seem real. This can’t be true, and yet, here we are.

I find myself wanting to text Momma and tell her about how Z’s (my daughter) school is going or send her a cute pic of Z that I captured. I caught myself doing so last week. After realizing the situation, it then hit me in the face with how many things will happen in the future for which I’ll never be able to text my mom about ever again. 😕

When it comes to grief, I’m realizing some days are easier than others. You can be seemingly as good as possible and something as simple as sending a text can bring all the feels right smack front and center again.

That is when I have learned to remind myself that it’s ok to be sad and to miss them. I do my best to sit with those feelings as long as necessary. But you can’t stay there forever. Learning to navigate the waters of grief is an ever-evolving process, one in which you must show yourself tons of love and patience. 💗