Good morning, good afternoon, good evening, wherever you are.
Welcome back to Rooted&Real.
And this one, we're going to start with letting go or saying goodbye.
And this is the first episode of that series.
Now, today I buried a friend.
I wasn't there, but I was watching it on live stream and goodness gracious, it was really,
it was really emotional.
So we're going to talk about letting go, just by saying goodbye to a loved one.
It hurts.
Let's not pretend.
It really hurts, especially when you haven't seen them for a long time and there're things you
wish to say, the things you wish you did together, wish you never bounced, wish you made that
call.
So some days it feels like a heavy coat that you can't take off.
Other days for those who've lost loved ones, it's a sharp pain that catches you off guard
in the supermarket, in a song, in their old chair.
You know, where they used to sit.
And if no one's told you lately, your grief is not too much.
Crying in the shower, forgetting things, even being angry at God, that's grief.
That's love with nowhere to go.
And you know something, there's no timeline.
You don't get over losing someone.
You learn to carry them differently.
People tell you, you know, be strong, move on.
It's been months, it's been years, come on.
You know, it's, it's that.
But you know something, your timeline is yours.
Some goodbyes take years to say out loud.
Some you say every morning when you wake up and they're not there.
And that's okay too.
So how do we let go without forgetting?
Keep what helps.
Release what hurts.
Keep that sweater.
Keep those recipes.
But release the guilt.
You didn't fail them by living.
Let them go with love, not with chains.
And you know, the goal is not to forget.
The goal is to remember without it breaking you every time.
Saying goodbye doesn't mean you love them less.
It means you love them enough to keep living.
Even with the hollow or the void they left.
If you're in this place right now, I see you.
And I'm not here to rush you.
I'm just here to sit with you in it.
Even for a few minutes.
You are not alone.
And one day, the missing won't hurt quite as sharp.
I promise, because I've been there.
Thanks for listening.
I'll be here next time when we can talk about letting go of broken relationships.
That is in episode two.
Because a lot of times, nobody says this stuff out loud.