Dear Kelly . . .
Like Jude,
I agree with Edda . . .
I am so very sorry that you feel so alone in your grief right in your own home!
Perhaps your grandmother did not remember
that this was the same thrift shop,
perhaps she did,
but it is clear
that your grief is not welcome in your home.
You must find an outlet for it
so that it can heal you,
for
heal you it can.
I know this, Kelly. . .
without a doubt.
The arts can help you to move through it . . .
some people find healing and release through writing,
others through drawing or painting,
and others through music.
As strange as it may sound,
even through cooking or gardening
or other forms of creative expression
can really help if you let them.
I have done much solitary healing
in this way,
and although it often takes time,
it
is worth pushing through . . .
and it
will heal you.
Grace (and God)
have a way of reaching down into your heart
and soothing the pain,
if you open the inner door and
allow it,
and the arts can help you to open this door.
Please know dear Kelly,
that you are in my thoughts and prayers
with much love . . .
sparrow
ps. You may feel like you are,
but you are
not alone.