“Happiness is beneficial for the body but it is grief that develops the power of the mind” These words, by Marcel Proust in his book, In search of lost time. (circa 1923).
I have been fond of saying, “grief has its own rhythm” to emphasize that grief is not something but rather is a thing that moves, a process. I can’t recall where I heard this. But over the years, I’ve said it often, and now, sometimes, I hear others say it. We know that each new death or loss (literal or figurative) can sometimes awaken prior losses.
My own zen practice has been well watered with tears.
Wilder Ranch, 2018