Is what I am experiencing anticipatory grief?

How many of us have heard the phrase: “Time heals everything?” Time is a concept we rely on so much in grief and in the healing of any ailment. This unwavering reliance makes us prone to utter disappointment and much heartache at times. As time certainly offers many opportunities for learning, healing, and growth, it also offers a unique way to help us! The opportunities this moment holds in the belly of our present are the gifts of time, and they require a mindful outlook

Grief is a natural reaction to loss. Nothing seems to be a secret about it! Yet, many find it an enigma of a scary sort. Grief is a territory people wander on the outer edges without disturbing anyone inside the terrain of loss. As with any unknown or undiscovered, grief and the melancholy of it, the nostalgia of a past gone by, are pondered with a curious sidelong glance. One thing that people overlook is the fact that grief has been in their lives since they were born! The