Choose Your Mood Coat
April 15, 2009 by Anna Farmery
Filed under Loneliness, Guilt & Depression
Over the last week we have had strange weather – hot, cold, rainy…we have had it all.
It made me think about how we choose our coat before we got out – we forecast what we need and choose the coat that will be the most appropriate. It is a cover, it is a cloak to protect our bodies.
In grief we need that protective layer, we need that protective layer for our heart and our soul. Each day we are faced with different emotional ‘forecasts’ and to come through the bereavement process we have to fit how we are feeling with a similar protective layer.
When we feel down we need the smiler layer…..smiles are contagious!
When we feel lonely we need that cloak of friends to surround our heart.
When we feel stronger then we need to remove a layer to allow the world in….
No one else can choose our protective layer for us, we need to be aware of our emotions and forecast the day ahead….then we can ensure we can
cope with what life throughs at us. Choose your grief cloak wisely!
