Is There An Empty Chair At Your Table?

 

If you live long enough you will experience the loss of a loved one. It is part of life. That doesn’t mean it doesn’t crush you inside. What do you do when this happens? Well, it’s a process you have to go through. They say there is five steps you have to go through. They are Denial, Anger, Bargaining, Depression and Acceptance. There is no time table for this to happen either. It takes as long as it takes. When you are around someone that has lost a loved one, we tend to avoid the subject of death like maybe if we don’t talk about it they won’t remember it happened. I say just talk like you would to anybody else. Make their time with you real and if they get upset over something said it’s just the healing process and be sure to let them know you will always be there if they need to talk. If they want to talk that means they want you to listen to them talk. It’s best to not say a whole lot because what can you say anyway? I have to think that if we knew what the departed were doing right now, we would not want to waste any more time here anyway. If you have lost a loved one, please forgive the rest of us for not knowing what to say or how to make it better. Just know we love you and will be there for you. As humans we feel the need to fix things in life. Some things can’t be fixed. I know this one thing to be true. It will get better!