Tag: speak their name

We’re all missing someone, and it hurts.

Loss is painful. Grief is challenging. We never get over people. We're not designed to.

Life is about relationships. We're wired for connection. No wonder we don't do separation well. When someone we love departs, they leave a hole in our hearts.

As a hospice chaplain and grief counselor, I'm in daily contact with loss and death. Grief is part of the atmosphere I breathe. Every interaction reminds me how crucial it is to live now and live well.

Recently, I had the honor of speaking at a Hospice Celebration of Life service. Several hundred people came, some with pictures in hand, to pay tribute to and honor loved ones who died over the last year. As I looked out at that sea of faces, I could see the grief in their eyes. Emotional pain mixed with a quiet reverence permeated the room.