“Grief is the receipt youre left with after making the final purchase of love.”
Recently,u/liv500asked “how has grief changed your life?”
and we decided to round up some of the most popular answers:
1.
“I feel like I’ve lost the carefree soul I had before the grief came.”
u/bisexualbookbag
3.
“I have planned everything for if/when I die.
Life has taught me I may have 40 more years, and I may not.”
u/susan360360
4.
“No one ever told me that it divides your life in half.
Before and after.”
u/Tlali22
6.
“Grief has taught me that love and pain can coexist.
And that its ok to cry and have bad days.
Im a lot stronger than I have ever known.
I also cry a lot more for small reasons.”
u/Kmamma03
7.
“I am always worried each goodbye is the last goodbye.
Not just that, but WHY I love them.
I dont think we hear the why enough.”
“I make up eulogies for loved ones in my head.”
“It just seems a lot more present in my life now, the idea of dying.
u/PancakeQueen13
9.
“I attempt to never leave someone when we’re angry.
u/Dancing_tangerine
10.
“I do what I want when Im able to.
u/Meanderingmochi
12.
“Grief gave me a chance to really examine myself and the life I live.
To see what I value most.
To give love more deeply.
To allow myself to receive more love.”
u/beautifulbountiful
13.
“I appreciate and welcome ageing, give a shot to at least.
Grey hairs and wrinkles are easy, the pains I will complain about.
Not everyone gets to age and see their bodies change.”
“Im nowhere near the same person I used to be.
u/wl-dv
15.
Before, I had rose tinted glasses on.”
u/suuuki12
16.
H/T tou/liv500and AskWomen for having this discussion!
Note: All submissions have been edited for length and/or clarity.
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