A few things about grief...

We all grieve.
We all grieve in our own ways.

Grief is not linear.
What does that mean?
It means that it doesn't occur in a straight line.
It can go up and down, topsy turvy, like a rollercoaster.

While there are many self-help books, articles, and podcasts about grief, not one of them is wrong, and not one of them is completely right - for everyone.

There is no timeframe for grief.

Things that work for you may not work for me.

I need to cry.
I need to keep Maverick Ryder alive.
I need to write.
I need to post my writings, pictures, and videos.

Other people may grieve differently.
These are the ways in which I'm grieving.

Recently, a friend and pastor said that if we don't allow ourselves to grieve, we cannot grow.

I'm grieving and hopefully I'm growing.

Thank you to everyone who sits with me (in person or from miles away), calls Maverick Ryder by name, remembers him, tells stories about him, cries with me, laughs with me. Tangible gifts are amazing, too, but no more or less important than intangible.

I love you, Maverick Ryder.

© Jessica LC Weller.

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