There is a lot of sadness on the internet today
A lot of my virtual friends are hurting. And an inordinate number of people have lost pets lately, too.
I just read (courtesy of the LittleBrown twitter PR person) An Exact Replica of a Figment of My Imagination, which is a memoir about the author’s loss of her first son who was stillborn. It’s a beautiful book and I was happy to discover a new author (I’ve added her novels/short stories to my library reserve list) and it also gave me a lot to think about around grief and loss and when friends are grieving.
Elizabeth writes about something that Julia once told me, too — that it’s far, far, far better to say anything, even the wrong thing, than it is to say nothing. After she told me that I had to think long and hard about what gets in the way of me reaching out to friends who need support. It’s a character failing, I know, and I want to give myself a solid kick in the butt when I let down my friends.
Oh I’m just feeling helpless and sad for so many people today. Wishing I could take on some of their burdens.
