On Grieving
Curious, this intermingling of emotion, relief and joy alongside grief and sorrow spinning through me, creating a cascade of internal cacophony. Uncertain whether the tumultuous tide will carry me to the land of joy or the island of sorrow, and whether, upon arrival, it will carry me quickly away to visit the other.
Loss, while granting a measure of release from immediate worry, creates an entirely new sense of emptiness - A missing piece of connection, a heart wandering without a certain sense of where to rest. Familiar places of safety and security, long beloved, now gone and silent.
Searching for a place of peace, a safe harbor amidst the sorrow wherein to rest my weary heart, tired from the turmoil I lay my head upon the Rock. Steady, Certain, Strong, A sure foundation.
Somehow feeling steadiness, secure in my safety, I sit for a while... feeling the currents, allowing them to come and go, to ebb and flow, safe in the knowledge that until they subside, I am safely seated upon the Rock and it cannot fall.
| Anna M. Molgard
Written 12/5/11 on the airplane returning home from my beloved Grandma Nedra Todd Mohlman's funeral.
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