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“I have heard countless sad stories since. I witnessed people come into the room for their first group with rounded shoulders, crumpled in grief. I have said, “It’s okay,” a thousand times as a griever sniffles and apologizes for their tears. But what I’ve also seen is the shriveled griever straighten and strengthen as they surprise themselves with a resilience they never thought they were capable of.”

“What I do know is that as we’re navigating through our grief, there’s often a point when we’re ready to acknowledge it and see there is life after grief. We realize that while our life will never be the same as it was pre-quake, we will go on and possibly even find a more enriching life. We become ready to find the silver lining, gift, or lesson we can embrace to help us understand and give meaning to the lifequake and help us move through and forward.”

“Growing up, I loved to throw pebbles into the lake near my grandparents’ cottage. The pebble hit the water with a loud splash and ripples would fan out from the point of impact. The water would shift and change through the ripples. It would never be the same as it had been before the pebble hit. To me, loss and grief are much like those pebbles, the water, and the ripples. A death or other loss occurs and strikes the waters of your life with a resounding splash. From that moment, your life is changed in a multitude of ways – painful, jarring, challenging, and ultimately, often transformative ways.”