Tag: healing
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At least Addi has Lincoln
I’ve been thinking about that statement a lot. There’s a lot of things Jake said or I said that run through my mind nearly 24/7. It’s like sitting in a movie theatre and being unable to leave because the reel just keeps going. All the memories, all the talks, all the stuff that just plays…
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That Part Too
There is a lot about grief that is so incredibly painful. As we near the two year anniversary of Jake leaving us there has been a lot that’s on mind. A lot to process or try to anyways. One of the common themes you hear in grief is ”It’s ironic that the one person you…
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Lessons learned in Grief
I recently read that grief can teach you many things if you allow it to. Its been 559 days since Jake left and so much has changed while some things have remained the same. I think the first thing I have learned is that grief is sneaky and never ending. The way in which you…
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What is This Place?
Hello reader, welcome to the blog where I talk about grief. That awful word that no one wants to hear and absolutely don’t want to talk about. An event that is universally felt but universally misunderstood. I don’t claim to have all the answers im just the guy in the trenches speaking out and trying…
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Having conversations with the gone, this is grief
Before losing Jake, before there was ever any hint of any kind of sickness or anything wrong I would have never thought it was possible. Most days I still can’t wrap my head around this new relationship I have to try and create with him. I’ve never been one to believe in ”signs” from those…
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To My Dearest Friend,
At the time of this post, we are closing in on the one year ”anniversary” of Jakes passing. A lot of emotions have been circulating as this date approaches. As I have said many times over to put it into words as best I can. The pain feels like it just happened yesterday. The missing…
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I Know You’re Not Mean But Today It Feels Like It
God I have heard it said that a relationship with you becomes real in one of two ways. The first way is when something tragic happens in your life. The second way is when you do or say something that offends me. I find myself present in both of those places. I watched a movie…
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Grief Feels Like..
Grief masks itself in many different emotions until the disguise comes off and you realize its grief. Grief looks like physical symptoms that can cause one to feel sick or cause some type of physical pain. For about a week or so after Jacob passed I noticed that I was having these excruciating pains in…
Reflections From The Wreckage 