Honoring Loss

I sit in my office sanctuary and think about the pain that our HR Division is feeling with the passing of Paula Strickland, Director of Executive Recruitment.  Loss is tough because of the difficult emotions we experience in the grieving process.  Emotions most of us aren’t good at, and yet emotions we need to honor as pathways to healing.  Yesterday around the office, individuals were at different stages of grief, “I didn’t get to say goodbye”, “It was never about her, she listened so deeply, and she really cared”.   Deep inside, loss raises questions about how we live each day, who we are, who we are becoming, and how can we refocus our energy and experience life in its fullest.  Honor loss.