Grief

Well, its been a while. I have been busy with work and the holidays. I am heading back out of town on monday the thirty first -- New Years Eve. I will miss my family for the couple of weeks that I am down there. The three weeks before the holidays was terrible. I got a lot done and am excited about what we accomplished for the business while we were down there. But I am a family man.

This became even more clear to me last night. Susan and I went out with Aaron and Jen. We saw a movie called P.S. I Love You, with Hilary Swank in it. The movie is about a girl who is married to an irish guy. They argue and disagree just like any couple, but it is made very clear that they are so in love. Then she loses him. The movie is about how he reaches out to her after he is gone to help her move on. I couldn't help but think about how I would feel if I lost my wife or children. It would be devestating to me. The movie was great. It was all over the place emotionally...Humorous, and heart-wrenching at the same time. The most potent emotions to me though were the ones surrounding her loneliness, the emptiness, the void in her heart and in her life that was once filled by her larger than life, late husband. Grief.

Anyway, I saw this as a promising scenario for the challenge that I posted to write a paragraph on emotion. Grief, loneliness, mourning due to the loss of a loved one. This could be a result of death or just separation. You may also, of course, choose your own scenario, but I thought I would give you somewhere to start if you need one.

Good Luck!