Grief and the Little Things in Life…

I often say that in death you learn so much about life. Before being faced with death, you can be so wrapped up with the big things without even knowing it….

For me, grief has highlighted the importance of the little things in life …..when I say the little things, small aspects of life which have a BIG impact. It has highlighted the little things from two perspectives

1. Looking back, what do I miss the most...the little things. Holding my hand when I don’t expect it, cuddling on the sofa, the smile, their warmth in bed, the laughing at the in joke….
2. And now looking at my life now…what means the most to me…the little things. The friend who rings just for a natter, the card saying that I am thinking of you, the friend who remembers an anniversary, the hug on the bad day.

We can spend our lives working hard, to raise money for the big things in life…..the house, the holidays, the material things, yet when push comes to shove what really makes you happy…the little things….in our grief lets not underestimate the little things…in both giving them and receiving them.