Sometimes it is important for us to confront it, but it is not something anyone can go around or get away from. It is a natural process that needs time to take its course. Many people have said that they learned that there is no short cut through the pain of grief. Grief is also not an end, or the end of the person you have lost . Rather, it is the beginning of the process of healing, and the first step in accepting the pain of separation.
Grief takes time.
Just when you think it may be over, your grief can resurface when you hear a favorite song, or see, smell, or touch something that reminds you of the one you have lost. A Difficult but Important Journey. When we lose someone we love, a period of grief usually follows. Helping a Loved One. Coping With Grief.