February 7, 2026
If there is one thing that unites humanity, it’s the experience of grief. We just don’t get all that far down life’s road before someone we love dies. And we’re bereft. We’re miserable. It’s happened to me and no doubt it’s happened to you too. Well-meaning people say that, in time, things will get better. At least better than they are today. And we know that’s true, but in the meantime, that doesn’t help much. We live in “the meantime,” that time between now and then, and it can feel really lonely. Does misery love company? Maybe. After my father died, I attended a grief support group for a couple months. It did help. It didn’t change my reality, but it did help to know that others were going through grief now too, and that we could sit in that miserable sorrow together. There’s an old saying that “Sorrow shared is sorrow divided; Joy shared is joy multiplied.” Being in that grief support group didn’t multiply any joy for me, but it did divide the sorrow. It was worth the effort to get up and go to the meetings. They listened to my story, and I listened to theirs. There was no pressure to say more than I was comfortable with, but I found that I did want to say something, so I did. And I felt heard, and that was a comfort.
If you’ve had a recent loss of someone you love, you might want to know that Centering Space offers regular support groups. The 2nd Thursday at 6 pm and the 2nd Friday at 10 am. You can register online at centeringspace.org. The facilitators who are leading have been or currently are chaplains/spiritual coordinators. They have had years of experience and will help you in your grieving process. A donation would be welcome, but not necessary.
While every death and every time of mourning is different, others are feeling some of the same things you are. The company of others just might be sorrow divided.
~ Ginny Douglas