Calendar Girl Blog: Broken Hearts
The invisibility of grief adds an additional layer of complexity to the process of grieving.
When you have a broken leg, your giant white cast, crutches or cane provide clear information to others about your affliction. Doors are opened. Things are carried and fetched. Help is offered. Until the leg heals, empathy, understanding and assistance will be directed your way.
A broken heart is another story.
Calendar Girl is spending much of her time in the company of friends all grieving the passing of Henry Kock. Details for Saturday's celebration and memorial are being worked out over steaming bowls of soup, wine, tea, tears and laughter. We are sadly comfortable, tucked in our white cast world of understanding.
Calendar Girls knows this suspended time is a gift. Next week, month, season, year will bring a new reality. The cast will be gone. But the hurt will remain.
Calendar Girl
To catch a glimpse of Henry's life impact, go here then type in henrykock. (no space) Click on the Guestbook.
Tags: Henry Kock, Grieving,.
When you have a broken leg, your giant white cast, crutches or cane provide clear information to others about your affliction. Doors are opened. Things are carried and fetched. Help is offered. Until the leg heals, empathy, understanding and assistance will be directed your way.
A broken heart is another story.
Calendar Girl is spending much of her time in the company of friends all grieving the passing of Henry Kock. Details for Saturday's celebration and memorial are being worked out over steaming bowls of soup, wine, tea, tears and laughter. We are sadly comfortable, tucked in our white cast world of understanding.
Calendar Girls knows this suspended time is a gift. Next week, month, season, year will bring a new reality. The cast will be gone. But the hurt will remain.
Calendar Girl
To catch a glimpse of Henry's life impact, go here then type in henrykock. (no space) Click on the Guestbook.
Tags: Henry Kock, Grieving,.
posted by Sue Richards at 11:02 AM
1 Comments:
Sue,
The hurt will remain, but will be lessened by what you are doing leading to Saturday. Also, I urge you to spend time with your friends talking about the good things Henry has left for you. Surely "Making things Beautiful" is a valuable one to begin with.
Bonne Chance
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