{"id":1163,"date":"2014-05-05T14:34:36","date_gmt":"2014-05-05T14:34:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/gooddaysbaddays\/?p=1163"},"modified":"2014-05-04T19:13:04","modified_gmt":"2014-05-04T19:13:04","slug":"expressing-sorrow-at-lost-health","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/gooddaysbaddays\/2014\/05\/expressing-sorrow-at-lost-health.html","title":{"rendered":"Expressing Sorrow at Lost Health"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"pic<\/a>It’s all right, now, this moment. You feel so very sorrowful that your health is lost. Everyone’s telling you to “be strong,” “have faith,” “be positive.”<\/p>\n

But all you feel like doing right now is crying.<\/p>\n

And, it’s all right, now, this moment, if you do.<\/p>\n

We’re human, and we have strong emotions, and sometimes, those emotions are of sadness, mourning a loss that can be as biting as the loss of a loved one. Of course, being strong is important when we face a health challenge. Positive attitudes and faith will help us rise above the other forces that drag us down when we live day-to-day with heavy health burdens.<\/p>\n

But, sometimes, like perhaps right now, tears can be cleansing, freeing, and completely appropriate.<\/p>\n

Crying doesn’t mean we’re weak, and it doesn’t mean we’ve lost faith.<\/p>\n

It means we’re human. And sometimes, we feel like crying.<\/p>\n

And afterward, we’ll dry the tears streaking our faces, and we’ll move ahead, stronger from having expressed our sorrow and in its wake found courage.<\/p>\n

Blessings for the day,<\/p>\n

Maureen<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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