Winter and Grief

While Winter is a favorite time of year for many people who enjoy the beauty of snow covered landscapes and all that the frosted wonderlands have to offer, it is also a time when we must bid adieu to the vegetation of Summer and vibrant foliage of Autumn.

Winter is also a time of isolation for those who would be home-bound by physical or emotional debility realized during times of grief and bereavement. This situation is often exacerbated by waning daylight and the potential for Seasonal Affective Disorder, a depressive disorder that sometimes emerges or worsens existing depression during times of limited daylight.

And while Winter may be a time of rest and renewal within nature, it is also a time of emotional recovery for those suffering heartache after the loss of a loved one; a time to be still and reflect, and a time to find a 'new normal' in a world that will never be the same when death has taken a friend or family member.

For those journeying through the valleys of sadness after the loss of a loved one, Winter is an important time to quietly recuperate while the mystery of time brings gentle healing to the heart-brokenness that often seems inescapable.

As the season of Winter is in our midst's, it is our hope and prayer at Final Tributes, that all suffering the brokenness of grief and bereavement will find peace during this season of rest and an emerging sense of emotional and spiritual revitalization as we look to the coming of Spring.