Just a thought… I’m working with a client on developing a new strategic plan. They need one for a variety of reasons, including that so much of what they are doing is reacting to what comes at them day after day. Similarly, I know I often react to thoughts and feelings related to my losses. But what if I planned ahead? What if I anticipated in such a way that I intend to care for and navigate those thoughts and feelings which I know will come again and again.

For my client, the planning process includes asking them a specific set of questions. What it would be like to ask ourselves some of those same questions.

One of them is this, framed for this personal purpose, which I invite you to ponder for a few minutes: What do I need to achieve, preserve, and avoid by how I care for and handle my grief?