“…and it was gray, and grayer the deeper he went. What if it was deeper than he had figured? But soon the light changed, the muck brightened, and he was headed out, towards clear sky and sun again. He said that was the best sight in the world: the world.” -Josephine Humphrey, From Healing After Loss
Those first few days, weeks, even months into years, you seem to go deeper into the darkness, and it seems like there is no hope. Depression, loneliness, sadness, and despair make a home in the center of your heart. But if you allow yourself to open your eyes, just for a second, you will see a faint light in the distance. You will go back to the darkness quite often, but if you can challenge yourself every day, at least once a day at first, to look for the light, one day, you will discover that you see the light brighter and closer. Then, you’ll see it for longer times throughout the day, until one day, you will be able to see what the bright light was when you were in the pit of darkness. That faint, distant light that seemed so far and unreachable will soon be so close that you will notice that it was the world you once lived in. The beautiful, joyful world you had fallen from. It will take time. It will not be easy. It will be painful. But there is hope. The light is there, and it will be waiting for you until you are ready.
“I will be open to the possibility of joy in my life, and I will not be afraid.” – Healing After Loss, Martha W. Hickman
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