Do you read Huffington Post?

Huffington Post had an article recently on grief.  You can read the article here.

The author writes about a bunch of myths and realities of grief.  Anyone who has experienced grief (which will be all of us eventually) can relate to at least a few of the situations in the article.

Here are a few quotes from the article that stood out to me:

It’s become easier to hide our emotional depth than to reveal our vulnerability and risk harsh judgment. When asked if we are alright, it’s simpler to say yes and fake a smile then, to be honest, and show genuine human emotion.

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Western culture asks us to suppress our pain, stuff our emotions and restrain our cries. Social media has given many who grieve the opportunity to open up dialogue, be vulnerable on a large scale level and take the combined heat that comes with that honesty. As a whole, society does not want to hear or accept that grief stays with us in some capacity for the rest of our lives. Just like so many other aspects of our culture, we want to hear there is a quick fix, a cure-all, a pill or a healthy dose of “get over it” to be handed out discreetly and dealt with quietly.