Celebration has a place even at a time of mourning and great loss. We celebrate each other, including those who no longer can. We celebrate the life still thriving in us. We celebrate our every breath. Find what celebration truly is, even if it’s alone, minus the fireworks and fancy surroundings. Celebration minus happiness is still possible. It’s an acknowledgement of the mysteries in life that continue in and around you.
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The holidays are difficult when you’re grieving. They’re filled with memories, cheerful music, food, and happy greetings that feel like intrusions to your grief. Everything about the holidays feels wrong now. Somehow, all that happiness does the opposite of what it’s supposed to do. It makes you sad. This celebratory state is foreign to what’s become your norm. It’s like stepping out in the snow to find everyone wearing swimsuits.
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