The sun sets on another day…
The clouds hang low as it sprinkles across the horizon and I wonder what sunset will be like. As I watch the hazy moments turn into shades of gray beyond the edge of the horizon.
There are times that things rush into my mind and I have to jot them down. There are other times that I can remember miniscule details forever. Because I don’t want to forget I often end up writing especially when it is important.
Quite some time ago I started writing another book on grief. My sister and I wrote the first one together and I will ask for her input on this new book when it is mostly completed. Where the first book focused but almost completely on people who were interacting with those who were grieving second book deals almost completely with how to handle and not handle grief itself.
This can be hard for people.
After reading a significant number of books that outline stages of grief, how to deal with grief, how to forget about grief, how to get lost in grief, and basically how grief destroys us from the inside out, I have decided that grief is a very personal emotion. Although many books identify this few books actually try to adapt to the different types of people facing grief and because of this it almost seems like the solution for many is to boilerplate the solution for grief. I disagree.
No, I do not have a PhD in grief counseling but I have experienced a significant amount of grief in my life and found ways to deal with it. I have also read a number of books, papers, and other written media that will help and have help guide me in this endeavor.
This is where I need your help. In the next few days I will post a link to a survey about grief. It is not too long and I am hopeful that this blind survey will give me some realistic data that I can use redefine different ways of grieving. If you can take a moment fill it out I would appreciate it.
So as the sun sets on another day, this is one of nine books I have not finished and it’s time for me to finish some books. Your help would be appreciated if you feel comfortable. Your name will not be collected and all of this will be private. I hope you can help me as we all find our way through grief, no matter what.
Sleep sweet, love life, and thanks for being you…