It doesn't seem to get any better, but it doesn't get any worse, either.
For that, I am thankful.
There are no more pictures to be taken, but there are memories to be cherished.
For that, I am thankful.
There is a missing chair at the table, but the circle of family gathers close.
For that, I am thankful.
The turkey is smaller, but there is still stuffing.
For that, I am thankful.
The days are shorter, but the nights are softer.
For that, I am thankful.
The pain is still there, but it lasts only moments.
For that, I am thankful.
The room is still empty, the soul still aches, but the heart remembers.
For that, I am thankful.
The guests still come, the dishes pile up, but the dishwasher works.
For that, I am thankful.
The name is still missing, the words still unspoken, but the silence is shared.
For that, I am thankful.
The stillness remains, but the sadness is smaller.
For that, I am thankful.
The moment is gone, but the love is forever.
For that, I am blessed.
For that, I am grateful.
Love was once (and still is) a part of my being...
For that, I am living.
May your holidays and special days be filled with reasons to be thankful. Having loved and having been loved is perhaps the most wondrous reason of all.
Darcie D. Sims is the Director of the American Grief Academy. Her website, which provides comfort to survivors of all kinds of loss, is Grief, Inc.
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