The Price of Love

Morning Mantra: “Grief is just love with no place to go."Yesterday marked 3 years since I said my final “Good Bye” to my father. I was going to spend the day honoring him within the wonderful memories we shared.  I felt pretty good.  Then I went to the barn.  One of my barn friends had to make the most difficult decision a horse owner can make.  She spent the day making sure Secret had sunshine, lots of treats and was surrounded by love.  When she said her last goodbye, I got in my car and that’s when I lost it. My plan to be stoic all day in memory of my father fell apart.Grief is really just love. It’s all the love you want to give but cannot. All that unspent love gathers up in the corners of your eyes, the lump in your throat, and in the hollow part of your chest. The reality is that you will grieve forever. You will not get over it, but you will learn to live with it. You will heal, and you will rebuild yourself around the loss that you have suffered. You will be whole again, but you’ll never be the same. Nor should you want to be.Although we can try to rely on memories to recapture the spirit of those we loved and lost, we really don’t have to because they live within our souls in some perfect sanctuary, which even death cannot destroy.In honor of Secret.#BeWillingToLoveEvenIfItHurts #BeHorsey #BeHippie #HorseHippie #MorningMantra #WordsToInspire #InspirationalQuotes #HorseHippieBoutique #SmallBusinessOwner #WomenOwned #HorseHippieBoutiqueQuotes: Jamie Anderson