Grief

My Friends Sarah and Jonathan recently lost a baby. The very next day Sara blogged about it http://yellowitchgrl.livejournal.com/603654.html I think it’s awesome that she is able to deal with the pain of grief and journal it out and begin the healing process.
My own sadness at my father’s recent death has affected me different. At times I’m OK, knowing that is was a long battle and now he’s at peace. Other times I feel abandoned, after all now I’m an orphan. I’m not sure how to handle that new label.
As much as I like to write, it has suffered by my father’s death. I’ve ignored most of my self-imposed deadlines. I’ve put off revisions and starting new projects. I’m just not trying to think about life, etc.
Hopefully I will never know the loss of a child. I do not know how profoundly influence I am by Sarah’s words of hope. I know even as she began the healing process in her words, that process has affected me.