Grief. A word of great despair. Something no one wants to hear of or feel. Grieving is a part of life. Grief is a period of growth. It's not just sadness. It is taking in all memories that you'll keep forever with someone you have lost. Losing someone, whether it's to death or just to the world. Someone can still physically be here, and it still be a loss to you. It can still cause grief. Grief is a beautiful mess, only if you look at it the right way. It is a beautiful mess because through all the pain you still remember all the precious memories you shared with this person or people. Don't look at grieving as a bad thing. The way a person grieves is how they choose to cope with the loss. No matter how long a person may grieve, that person is slowly coming to reality. Even after the grief, times will be hard. You might come across a certain scent, song, place, or picture that will dig up memories. Those times will be hard. Those times you will not cry because you will realize the memory of that person was time well spent. You will feel deep down that person is still there right beside you. That person is watching over you. That person is also thinking of you too. The love shared will always be in your heart and you will cherish the good times. But there will be times you break down and cry. It might be during the holidays, or on a day you aren't your best self and you remember how that one person would be there and should be there during this. They are there, I promise, they are picking you up from a distance. They will appear in your dreams and it will create more memories. That is them telling you they are there. They have always been there. That they will always be there. They will never forget you and you will never forget them. Don't count the days till you meet again, just remember you reunite with them every day through your thoughts and heart. There will be days you can feel their touch, see them through the fog, or hear them speaking out to you. They will be telling you not to cry, it is all okay, that they are doing fine, and they are there with you helping you keep it together daily.