I’ve said it before….the grief journey is not linear! It is not a neat little pathway of steps. Some days it seems like I’m moving along the pathway and then I hit a bump; trip over a log. These obstacles send me down a different pathway or maybe back the way I came. I do believe that if I keep moving, keep intentionally mourning and doing the work of dealing with Richard’s death, I will eventually heal. If you are struggling with this “two steps forward/one step back” pathway, I encourage you to continue on your healing pathway with intention.