Despite its many joys, caring for
aging parents brings grief as well. You’re slowly losing a parent and your
child-role as your parent adjusts to his or her losses of vitality and freedom.
Add to that the probability that each generation empathizes with the other’s
pain, and it’s a tough season for all. But we can choose to focus on the
richness and meaning of the season as well.
Ashley Davis Bush, LCSW, writes in “Grief
Intelligence: A Primer” that grief is lifelong and that it changes us. If we
think grief comes to a close, we are mistaken. And grievers’ lives will be
enriched by seeing the bigger picture. I encourage you to read her perspectives
here:
Bush’s perspectives have brought me
freedom from false expectations. In addition, thinking about how grief has
changed me for the better gradually rotates my attitude toward loss into a new
position. Whether this new position will be one of more readily accepting,
welcoming, and/or transcending remains to be seen.
Bush’s article is worth pondering
by anyone grieving any loss.
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