Summer before last I lost a family member that I was not too close to, even didn't like, and for some reason I just lost it.

So, I joined a Griefshare Group. It was so nice to go to the meeting and have the prepared dinner and then go for a comforting video and sharing time.

It turned out it was partly about my guilt for not caring enough about him but also about grieving the loss of many people (including my Mom when I was 25) in my life, and for many other kinds of losses too. Loss of my innocence was huge. Anniversary dates of the losses is, at times, hard too.

One of the leaders was a hospice volunteer at a venue, who was just there because she wanted to co-lead the group and work on her own losses. It was so wonderful to be able to all be together for the same reasons and find the help I needed.

I want to sit with you today, like people sat with me, in my griefshare group and listen to your grief.

I signed up for a daily reading but I won't give it out here as it has a bit of a faith base to it but you can look it up online.