Hi Eric, Oh I feel for you. It is so difficult when the dip on the roller coaster ride comes around. I think it's important to strike a balance between allowing yourself to feel the grief and not wallowing in it. I clearly have no advice on how to do that but I do know that both feeling the loss and looking ahead are important. They each provide different remedies in the healing process and I think both are necessary. In general, you need to walk the tight rope and sometimes you fall - I guess the faith part is about believing there will be net when you do.
Great hugs to you!
A
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