Grief
I really though I knew about loss and grief. I have lost my father, mother, nephew and brother. But Steve's death has caused a void that I can't quite describe. My grief counselor told me that grief is not linear. Yes there are stages but you don't go through them step by step and sometimes you go back and forth. I'm finding that to be true. During the recent windstorms we had a dock box on the back patio that stored cushions for outdoor furniture. I gathered the cushions but the dock box was damaged beyond repair. So it was torn apart and trashed. As I look at that empty spot where the dock box once sat, I thought that is how I feel; Like something that was there for so long is missing and now it just looks different. Empty. Bare. Noticeably missing. Sure I have continued on with my daily life, I get up each day, I go to work, I function. I do things. I went on vacation, I had fun on vacation. But that emptiness lingers. It happens in the...