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Frozen Feelings
Sometimes you feel frozen when grieving. Decisions seem impossible to make and your heart feels like ice. It’s one of your coping mechanisms. It’s easier NOT to feel.
Don’t let it go too long. Take some time with a trusted listening friend and limit the session to a specified time, perhaps no more than 20 minutes. Let feelings out slowly even if they come out short and choppy.
“I hurt.” “It’s bad.” “Want to crawl in a hole.”
Just know that spring is coming. That’s always true when we experience the worst winter storm; we know that one day the calendar will turn a corner. Somewhere the sun will appear. Your heart will thaw and no doubt hurt.
But there is One who heals. One who is very fond of you and weeps with you. It is much better to come out into the Son than to stay encased in ice.
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