The pain of loss. Part 11 of ∞.

The graveside funeral was basically as challenging an experience as one would expect. It was a good experience in the emotionally important sense. A bit of therapeutic expression as we shared our feelings and allowed them to run their course. I expect there is more yet to come when we have the public memorial on Saturday but it might not be as taxing then as it was today... or maybe it will be worse... I don't know. It will be another important step to healthily healing our emotional balances. Grief is an important part of life's experience. I can't imagine it is ever something one enjoys as it is happening but it's retrospective value always adds something positive to whatever is happening in the present even if it isn't necessarily acknowledged or even understood. The value of experience is easily overlooked but that doesn't make it any less valuable.