You spend you're whole life grieving for those who haven't died yet
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Anticipatory grief can consume a life before loss actually occurs.
- In plain terms
- You can mourn people while they are still alive.
- What can you take from it?
- Living in fear of loss prevents living fully now.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Are you mourning a loss that has not happened yet?
- How does fear of the future affect your present?
Another view
Not all worry about the future is grief.
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