Week 3 — Giving Yourself Grace
At some point in grief, many of us begin judging ourselves.
We wonder if we’re grieving too much or not enough.
If we should be “further along” by now.
If we’re doing this the right way.
Grace begins when we stop keeping score.
Giving yourself grace means allowing today to be exactly what it is — without comparison, correction, or criticism. It means recognizing that grief is not a task to complete, but a relationship you are learning to live with.
Some days you may feel steady.
Other days, exhausted by emotions you thought had already passed.
Neither means you’ve failed.
Grace says:
You are allowed to rest.
You are allowed to move slowly.
You are allowed to have limits.
This week is not about fixing yourself or finding strength you don’t yet have. It’s about offering yourself the same patience you would give someone you love deeply.
Nothing more is required of you.
Grace is already here — waiting for you to let it in.
Week 3 — Thought for the Day
“I don’t have to do this perfectly.
I only have to be kind to myself today.”
Lennie