grief

There are times when I wonder if I have ever really experienced true grief and the sense of permanent, complete loss that brings it on. I don't know that I have ever lost anyone or anything that mattered so much to me that it felt like my life would stop without them.

I did come close to it recently, but then came the complete reversal, and the grieving process that had begun was arrested. It is a weird feeling, when I stop and think about it.

Aside: Please excuse the rather dubious mood icon - does it look thoughtful to you?