Is It Fear Or Grief?

Quote Of The Day: March 27, 2020

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"No one ever told me that grief felt so like fear."
--- C. S. Lewis

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You may be feeling discomfort right now, others are too. This is a time that all of us haven't had to face before. Is this fear or could it be grief? You have experienced grief before, like when you lose a loved one. This situation we're all in is like that. We've lost something - what was our normal life.

This morning while I was thinking what to send today, this article came up and I thought that it may help you understand some of your feelings. It's an interview with David Kessler, the worldâ€™s foremost expert on grief.

That Discomfort You're Feeling Is Grief
by Scott Berinato

People are feeling any number of things right now. Is it right to call some of what they're feeling grief?

Kessler: Yes, and we're feeling a number of different griefs. We feel the world has changed, and it has. We know this is temporary, but it doesnâ€™t feel that way, and we realize things will be different. Just as going to the airport is forever different from how it was before 9/11, things will change and this is the point at which they changed. The loss of normalcy; the fear of economic toll; the loss of connection. This is hitting us and we're grieving. Collectively. We are not used to this kind of collective grief in the air.

Continue here: That Discomfort You're Feeling Is Grief
https://hbr.org/2020/03/that-discomfort-youre-feeling-is-grief

Today is a good day. Be thankful and stay safe. You are in my prayers and God is with us.

Love and blessings,
Marlene

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