I turned 43 yesterday. I didn't want to celebrate. Everyone else in my family did. I have to learn how to celebrate. Here is how I am moving through grief, healing and life, one day at a time.
Love. All I could feel here was the love you are lucky to have in your life, from baba. Your writings are the celebration of a man who had so much to give, keep writing. Love heals.
My return to writing was simply an earnest attempt to celebrate Baba and what he left behind. He will feature in all my writings in some way or the other. Thank you for reading Shefali!
Hugs and hugs! Thank you for weaving my grief into your story💖 Thank you for listening with your heart💖 Loved the photos - they brought your Dad to life. It has calmed me down to be reminded that grief is a journey. Thank you for that!
I loved your piece and every other on loss of fathers. I found them for a reason, so I could lean on to your grief and know that I’m not alone in this. Thank you for writing Alaknanda.
Thanks for sharing Rituparna. Losing a loved one is such a personal story, and yet, when I listen or read about anyone losing a parent, it seems like listening to a sibling who has been through my own loss. Take care. Lots of love - Sandhya Godey
Absolutely heartbreaking yet beautiful! Thank you for sharing. The emptiness and the craving to hear that voice again shatters the heart into a million pieces again and again and every time you also end up picking them up and putting them back together just to realise that one little piece is missing. But you live. Grief will keep visiting you, don’t resist too hard. Take care.
Maa reminds me that Baba is with us, a part of everything we do everyday. I agree. Just that I don’t hear what he has to say to us. Yes, grief will be a constant companion from here on. I can see that already.
I am still to come to terms with ny father's death on Deepavali in 2005. We learn to live with grief, a loss, it just changes shape across the years. We do not forget, we cope with this cruel reality. You will find your words Rituparna to heal yourself as even they heal others.
Nearly 20 years @Charulatha! And one would think that doctors process death better than others. We forget you are human too. I don’t want to forget or wish this grief away. It gives me the chance to spend time with Baba even on a happy day. Grief, healing and living will be a continuous journey…I am learning to accept that.
Love. All I could feel here was the love you are lucky to have in your life, from baba. Your writings are the celebration of a man who had so much to give, keep writing. Love heals.
Happy birthday.
My return to writing was simply an earnest attempt to celebrate Baba and what he left behind. He will feature in all my writings in some way or the other. Thank you for reading Shefali!
Hugs and hugs! Thank you for weaving my grief into your story💖 Thank you for listening with your heart💖 Loved the photos - they brought your Dad to life. It has calmed me down to be reminded that grief is a journey. Thank you for that!
I loved your piece and every other on loss of fathers. I found them for a reason, so I could lean on to your grief and know that I’m not alone in this. Thank you for writing Alaknanda.
Thanks for sharing Rituparna. Losing a loved one is such a personal story, and yet, when I listen or read about anyone losing a parent, it seems like listening to a sibling who has been through my own loss. Take care. Lots of love - Sandhya Godey
Grief makes us human. Sorrow is a strong emotion that brings people closer. Thank you for reading Sandhya ✨
Absolutely heartbreaking yet beautiful! Thank you for sharing. The emptiness and the craving to hear that voice again shatters the heart into a million pieces again and again and every time you also end up picking them up and putting them back together just to realise that one little piece is missing. But you live. Grief will keep visiting you, don’t resist too hard. Take care.
Maa reminds me that Baba is with us, a part of everything we do everyday. I agree. Just that I don’t hear what he has to say to us. Yes, grief will be a constant companion from here on. I can see that already.
I am still to come to terms with ny father's death on Deepavali in 2005. We learn to live with grief, a loss, it just changes shape across the years. We do not forget, we cope with this cruel reality. You will find your words Rituparna to heal yourself as even they heal others.
Nearly 20 years @Charulatha! And one would think that doctors process death better than others. We forget you are human too. I don’t want to forget or wish this grief away. It gives me the chance to spend time with Baba even on a happy day. Grief, healing and living will be a continuous journey…I am learning to accept that.