“Grief, I’ve learned, is really just love. It’s all the love you want to give but cannot. All of that unspent love gathers up in the corners of your eyes, the lump in your throat, and in that hollow part of your chest.”
In times of grief, I’ve come to realize that what we experience isn’t just sadness—it’s a profound manifestation of love. Grief, I’ve learned, is really just love in a different form. It’s the love that we hold so deeply inside that we want to give, share, and express, but for reasons beyond our control, we cannot. That unspent, unspoken love doesn’t simply vanish; it gathers quietly in the corners of our eyes, waiting to be shed in silent tears. It presses against our throats, creating that familiar lump—an ache that whispers of connection, of longing, of memories stored in the depths of our hearts. And it resides in that hollow space of our chest, an echo of what once was, and what still lingers everywhere we go.
Grief is a reminder of what matter most, a testament to the love that was so real, so deep that its absence leaves us hollow. Yet, within this pain lies an undeniable truth: that love never truly leaves us. It transforms, it persists, and it continues to shape who we are. The tears, the ache, the yearning—they are all echoes of love’s lasting power. Embracing grief means embracing the love that created it. It reminds us that even in loss, we carry love’s light within us—sometimes faint, sometimes overwhelming, but never gone.
So, in the midst of grief, let us hold space for that love. Let us honor it, cherish it, and know that it is part of what makes us human. Because in loving deeply, we also experience the fullness of that love in our sorrow, and that, in itself, is a profound gift.
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