The first time I went surfing I learned the obvious fact that the ocean was bigger and more powerful than me, and while I might be able to navigate my little board to some extent, the ocean was in control.

And yeah it turns out grief's kinda like that.

September 11, 2024 - 18:11 UTC

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I hear ya
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that is a very apt metaphor! wishing you the space and support to feel your grief and also your joy and your memories 💕💕
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It’s OK to stay on the floor for an hour when it knocks you down.
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It also surges (and ebbs) like waves. Wishing you comfort during this awful time.
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It really, really does. It will not be a linear path. My rational, scientist, pragmatic brain keeps trying to sort it out, and then my body and lizard brain say "this is something you can't solve like a puzzle."
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I felt like a rudderless ship in a storm, unsure about my direction or my future. Unknown territory. I felt some direction comforting others.
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This was helpful: “All There Is with Anderson Cooper” g.co/kgs/vLd8fPy
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🫂♥️
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Death is such an impossible concept for a loving being, it tears you apart. But thankfully, it will get better with time. You are not alone. 🥲
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I am reminded of Spalding Gray paraphrasing Athol Fugard in Swimming to Cambodia. "Spalding The Sea's a lovely lady when you play in her. But if you play with her She's a bitch."
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Someone once told me learning to surf is like "skiing, but the mountain itself is also moving and actively trying to knock you down the whole time" which also tracks
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Sending you all the love in the world, Keith. 🙏
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If the urge comes to write about what you're feeling, do so. Some of the world's best poetry has blossomed through grief.
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:( so sorry. grief is hard and also unpredictable.
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Boy howdy you got that right

Plus those tsunamis that strike out of nowhere when you least expect it 🙏❤️
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❣️
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💙💙💙
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Yeah. And there is always some unexpected riptide dragging you where you don’t want to go.
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Yes. Very much so. *hug*
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