You can’t bear to go home, so just stay where you are. Alone. Out in the wild world, under the wide-open sky. As close to your loss as you can be. Let grief happen wherever it needs to happen. It’s ok to sit. To let your sorrow hold you there for a while. Eventually, in time, the weight will lift.
Sometimes, when something shocking and life-altering happens, the worst thing we can do is rush away and try to get on with our lives.
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