Grief is not exclusive to losing someone we love to spirit.
The effects of grief will mimick other losses we suffer on our journey through this thing called life.
When a long term relationship/marriage comes to end.
When a job we held for many years ends through redundancy or retirement.
I have even helped some who had struggled to deal with their child growing up and flying the nest.
All these things ensure we suffer a loss of some kind, the feelings we will endure will be similar to those we have when we lose a loved one to spirit.
Be mindful of those around us who may not have suffered the passing of someone close, but may have suffered a loss all the same.
They will still need our love and support and kind words.
God bless you all x
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This is an interesting take on grief, and of course we must feel sorry for those whose marriages has broken apart or people who have lost a job. But I’m afraid I can’t agree that this is any way equates to losing a loved one. If you lose a job, you will probably find another one. If your marriage breaks down, you may well end up with a new partner. But if a loved one dies, it is completely and utterly final. There is absolutely nothing anyone can do about it. And you will carry the pain and the grief of that loss with you forever.
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I agree with you, losing a loved one who has passed on is not the same thing.
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Forgive me if it came across as being the same.
The point I was attempting to make is that the effects felt by those suffering grief from the loss of a loved one are similar.
Nothing ever replaces those we lose. Nor can it replace the void it leaves in our hearts. X
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